| bugsville |
Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:49 pm |
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What is the advantage of a type 2 tranny in a beetle?
Mine is starting to make a grind when going in reverse - but only if i'm going slow.
I have a rebuilt type 2 tranny w/ maybe 1000 miloes on it- can I stick this in my Beetle if I have to? I know i need to get special mounts or soemthing for it (seen the 'kits' advertised). But what woudl the advantage be? |
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| HamburgerBrad |
Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:56 pm |
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very strong trans. usually in off-road cars or some drag cars?
where are you at? i could trade you a good 74 Super Beetle or 69 standard beetle IRS plus some cash for your Bus box, if its the right model... |
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| HamburgerBrad |
Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:57 pm |
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| does it grind when you are in reverse going slow, or when you are moving slow and shift into reverse? |
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| bugsville |
Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:37 am |
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The grind occurs when in reverse, going slow.
I am in central Florida, a bit ways from soCal |
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| Terran |
Fri Jul 16, 2004 8:04 am |
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| Well generally the reverse gear is a rather loud gear, they get even louder as the Trans Fluid goes bad/the gear wears. Make sure the 'grind' your hearing isn't just normal gear noise. |
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| HamburgerBrad |
Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:01 pm |
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reverse is louder than the forward gears because it is straight cut versus a helical cut gear.
it will whine at higher rpms, but it shouldnt sound like a gowl. definitely check your gear oil level... |
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| ekimthemad |
Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:50 pm |
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It depends on which type 2 box you are referring to as to whether it is any stronger than a bug box or not. The 002 or what is typically refered to as the three rib tranny is really no stronger than a bug box. It has lower gearing in it to pull the additional weight of the bus but the main shaft and 3-4 gears are the same as the bugs of the era and rather weak. The later 091 or 6 rib boxes are the ones that will take a lot of abuse. If you want to put on in a bug though the hockey stick is in the wrong place. This either requires a different intermediate section to allow a bug nosecone so that you can run a stock shift rod. The other option is to leave the tranny alone and have a shift rod set up on top of the tunnel. The cv joints are also different from the bug but that is rather minor. I'm sure there are other things I am forgetting but I am not all that familiar with the conversion just stating what I know.
Mike
59 single, 66 bug, 69 bus, 73 super |
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