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Carbineone1964
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Joined: October 23, 2025
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Location: Columbus Nebraska
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 Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:24 pm Post subject: Transaxle questions |
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Hello new here and not sure where to post this..But will try here..
I recently bought a Sand Rail buggy. The problem is the transaxle is bad. It is a Swing Axle type. I think these swing arm ones were pre 68. I really cannot install a later IRS without more expense, parts and welding skills it appears. I am having trouble fining a Swing Axle type for replacement. Plenty of IRS Transaxles out there for sale..Swing Axle ones appear very hard to find in my area anyway.. Finding a Swing axle would sure be the easiest solution..But where?
I was trying to do some reading if I could swap my Swing Axles into a IRS type by swapping internal parts from my Swing type into a later IRS case..But never found a tutorial do do so or if can even be done. Thanks any help appreciated.. |
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VW_Jimbo 
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle questions |
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Get a hold of Scot at Metal Craft Motorsports, in Sanger, California. He is the best builder I know of!
He is a member on here. mcmscot Or PM me for his contact info.[/url]
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Carbineone1964
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Joined: October 23, 2025
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Location: Columbus Nebraska
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle questions |
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| Way, way too far away for me..I am in Nebraska. Having a transaxle rebuilt is way to cost prohibitive even it was local. I just need to repair the one I have or buy a good IRS one locally and swap parts around between a swing and a IRS to get it to work..Thanks though. |
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daveblank
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Joined: November 07, 2024
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Location: Dallas, TX
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle questions |
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| Carbineone1964 wrote: |
Hello new here and not sure where to post this..But will try here..
I recently bought a Sand Rail buggy. The problem is the transaxle is bad. It is a Swing Axle type. I think these swing arm ones were pre 68. I really cannot install a later IRS without more expense, parts and welding skills it appears. I am having trouble fining a Swing Axle type for replacement. Plenty of IRS Transaxles out there for sale..Swing Axle ones appear very hard to find in my area anyway.. Finding a Swing axle would sure be the easiest solution..But where?
I was trying to do some reading if I could swap my Swing Axles into a IRS type by swapping internal parts from my Swing type into a later IRS case..But never found a tutorial do do so or if can even be done. Thanks any help appreciated.. |
Gary Pearson wouldn't be too far from you. You can find him in the Kansas City VW groups on Facebook.
Or get with one of the builders on this site & they can ship one to you. |
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