Bell housing and clutch

[TalonspoolAWD]

I just got the engine out of my 92 tsi and i dont like what i see. The bell housing is all wet inside and there seems to be rubber pieces everywhere, I dont know where rubber would come from at all, it seems to be really hard rubber and there are pieces about the size of a nickel and about 1/4 inch thick, ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS COULD BE, AND WHY THE INSIDE OF THE BELL HOUSING IS ALL WET, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF LITTLE RUBBER UP NEAR THE STARTER, The rest is all clutch dust, and 4 of the 6 springs are MISSING OUT OF THE CLUTCH DISC. I am going to resurface the flywheel and put a new clutch in but i dont want to waste my time is it is gonna get ruined from the residue inside of the bell housing, plus i cant figure the rubber part out, i think that maybe it is from a boot inside of the starter, ANYONE GOT ANY INFO FOR ME ON THIS??
O,AND HOW DO I GET THE SPEEDO CABLE OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRANNY,I TOOK THE BOLT OUT AND IT WONT COME OUT OF THE CASE.
Tom

 

[TalonspoolAWD]

someone please help with this, i am gonna take th tranny out and rebuild my engine and put it in all as one unit, I can do that right.
Thanks
Tom

 

[pneumo]

The rubber came out of the clutch disc. Instead of steel springs, some clutches use rubber pads. Rubber pads in clutch discs suck.

 

[laserturbo91]

for the speed-o cable, mine was a little bi*** for a little, but you just have to get a good grip on it and it should just twist off, goodluck

 

[TalonspoolAWD]

Thanks a lot i appreciate the info. When i get my new clutch i will make sure it does not have rubber pads in it, i am probably just going to ge tone from napa. What do you think on why the bell housing was a little wet with fluid.
Thanks
Tom

 

[TalonspoolAWD]

anyone know if it is easier to install the engine and tranny with the transfer unit (AWD) as one piece,Or should i just drop the engine in without taking the tranny out, I already have the axels out and everything unhooked but the speedo cable.
Tom