Well I thought I would answer something I have searched for but never found an end result or answer. Well I bought my 97 tsi and she of course had a bad vc but found a 242 on ebay , rebuilt it , and slapped it in , btw a wobble extension is perfect for that top passenger bolt. She had the 1,2,1,2,1,2 shifts at low speed , got the bigger solenoids for the 46 ( yes does require a dink in pan to fit , no biggie just put it on sand bag or a few layers of cardboard , stick a 1 inch socket in place and a few good taps and perfect...... Fixed. But my biggie was the shuttering or shuddering on a start in first gear under a good load , I was sure sure it was tranny clutch or tc , because I had beaten and shaken them several times with no give , but decided to change anyway as it takes more torque than I can give to move them ,,,, low and behold hallaluah , even when taking them off they felt fine fine ,,, but it was the problem and she drives great!! Hope this can help some one as we all try to help but so often we find a fix and forget to mention what it was