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Clatter
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 Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:16 am Post subject: Re: Dummy Learns Transaxle |
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Still plugging away at gearboxes..
Didn't want to clog up Brent's thread with this.
Here's Brent's box FWIW -->
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=784640
Took this other apart and just had to share.
Oh, the misery for any poor guy who builds these for a living.
SO many cores just crap these days! 
This was another recent "rebuild".
It wasn't very dirty on the outside.
Had tons of silicone and rattle-can black paint, but no shiny nylocks.
So it probably wasn't from LA.. 
Pinion nut was lock-tited SO tightly.
Even cutting the nut and heating it..
Wallered out my lovely Tim tool. 
Finally just ruined the pinion, bearing, nut, race and cut it deep.
But who cares anyway?
Filed it away in the correct location.
Pushed off some diff bearings just to make myself feel better.
I love my tools. 
So,
Yeah.
Big day of work to go get the thing,
plus a couple hunnert bux.
One day to get it apart and washed off enough to handle.
Another day to pull everything clear down and wash it all.
For what?
A double side-cover case,
11-tooth diff,
10-tooth mainshaft,
a few gears and a half-way OK pinion bearing.
Didn't even have new synchros or big mainshaft bearing...
Basically, a bunch of junk.
A fool's errand, gentlemen.
Very few of these cores are worth the trouble.
The ones that look recently rebuilt are turning out to be the worst!
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VWporscheGT3
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Dummy Learns Transaxle |
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Steve,
Just Gotta say man, the Transmission you built me is just wonderful. solid engagement in the gears, feels tight (good tight) and is just a pleasure to row. to anyone who is having Steve build them a transmission... his effort and attention to detail makes for a awesome unit.
Danke Steve!
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Clatter
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: Dummy Learns Transaxle |
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| VWporscheGT3 wrote: |
Steve,
Just Gotta say man, the Transmission you built me is just wonderful. solid engagement in the gears, feels tight (good tight) and is just a pleasure to row. to anyone who is having Steve build them a transmission... his effort and attention to detail makes for a awesome unit.
Danke Steve! |
Hey My Man.
Glad you like that box.
While I'd love to take credit for it, I only did the grunt work.
The hard/smart stuff was all Scott.
It's really an MCM trans.
While I've done a few stockers and some mild stuff successfully on my own,
One like yours with the mix/match of years and the cut 3/4 hub and gears,
I had a couple things wrong and Scott fixed my mistakes.
I'm a bit thick sometimes...
But we’re getting there.
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nogoodwithusernames
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Dummy Learns Transaxle |
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Steve, whatcha charging these days for a stock-ish box?
The rebuilt HD diff unit I got like two weeks before you offered to rebuild mine pops outta fourth under power and drips gear oil...  
Money is all going into remodeling the house but gotta set some cash aside for fun stuff right? (cause rebuilding a fresh rebuild is soooo fun...)
Wish I'd have held off on the rebuild just a bit longer and I'd have already had a Steve's (TM) gearbox.
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Clatter
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Dummy Learns Transaxle |
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| nogoodwithusernames wrote: |
Steve, whatcha charging these days for a stock-ish box?
The rebuilt HD diff unit I got like two weeks before you offered to rebuild mine pops outta fourth under power and drips gear oil...
Money is all going into remodeling the house but gotta set some cash aside for fun stuff right? (cause rebuilding a fresh rebuild is soooo fun...)
Wish I'd have held off on the rebuild just a bit longer and I'd have already had a Steve's (TM) gearbox. |
Heh!
Funny you should mention...
Been building a bunch,
And have a few i need to get rid of now.
A couple I've been holding off buttoning up in case someone wanted to change anything.
Send me a PM?
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Dummy Learns Transaxle |
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| Clatter I gotta say thanks for the great thread. I got several pages into reading when my eyes started to faze out and then the brain said give it a rest. I will read this again to finish, but what you’ve discovered that these old cases are mostly shot is most helpful. Now I can’t help but wonder what we can use when we can’t find any to rebuild? Gaaa. |
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