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Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:48 am

Anybody can say me if this gearbox is one of a BD?

Sorry for the poor pitcure quality.. :oops:

Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:30 am

Can't tell from that picture. You can tell if you look at the reduction boxes quite easily. BD spring plates have a cut out in them like a bug, and slot into the gap as shown below:

On non barndoors the spring plates don't have a cut out and bolt to the back of reduction boxes

Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:32 am

comparing it to a 54 tranny that I have on a stand right now yours looks identical, but I can't see some of the key features that would guarantee it to be a barndoor.

Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:36 pm

You can check the Transmission case # if you have access to the tranny.

Example:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=507788

Then look up the case # here to see if it's BD:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/chassisdating.php

Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:02 am

Many thanks for answers but this gearbox is on a rest of a bus transformed as a farm-vehicle then I can't see what I wan't on it.

here's an another picture of this nice vehicle :wink:

Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:15 am

Kasten68 wrote: Many thanks for answers but this gearbox is on a rest of a bus transformed as a farm-vehicle then I can't see what I wan't on it.

here's an another picture of this nice vehicle :wink:

What the hell is that? :o :wink: More pic's?? :D

Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:41 am

That rear end chassis looks to be beetle - which may point to it being a beetle gearbox. You sure its not a beetle turned into a van?
Interesting bit of kit, good to see some more pics.

Fri Jan 08, 2010 5:12 am

Here's a global view of this nice one :wink: soory for handyphone quality pict, more when I've

Looks nice it isn't? 8)