does the transaxle code indicate rebuild?

[bucko]

I read awhile ago about the transaxle codes. I crawled under my 84 today and found the following:

Transaxle type: 091 301 103 D

Date of manufacture: DU 19 01 4

From this data and the Bentley, I gather it was build on January 19th, 1984 (original tranny for my bus). What does the 'D' indicate after the ...103?

I thought I remembered MSINABOTTLE researching this awhile back, but my search on "transmission" did not yeild what I was looking for.

It shifts good in all 4 gears, but there is some noticable "hummm" in forth gear in the rear. I assume this is alright. Any way to tell if the tranny has had work done to it? The CV boots look good too.
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Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia

Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181

[msinabottle]

Your answer can be found by looking here, Bucko:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=230958

I just hope that perhaps in all the years I didn't have him, someone dropped Winston's original tranny and did the slider replacment. It's smoothe as silk, but thanks to the speedometer replacements, I have no idea as to how many miles are really on him.

Good luck with yours!

Best!
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'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence."

[bucko]

Thanks. There's about 171,000 miles on this setup, and I have no problem with the 3-4 gear hangup that was mentioned in 10cent's write-up. The transaxle is a bit greasy under there, indicating it's been there awhile and untouched. Since it shifts so darn good, and with the mileage that's on it, I'm thinking that brass part in it has been replaced already.

I'll just drive it, and assume the best.
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Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia

Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181

[bucko]

Thanks. There's about 171,000 miles on this setup, and I have no problem with the 3-4 gear hangup that was mentioned in 10cent's write-up. The transaxle is a bit greasy under there, indicating it's been there awhile and untouched. Since it shifts so darn good, and with the mileage that's on it, I'm thinking that brass part in it has been replaced already.

I'll just drive it, and assume the best.
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Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia

Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181

[?Waldo?]

FWIW the 3-4 slider is ferrous not brass. I've got a busted one on the wall in my garage and the magnet sticks to it robustly.

Andrew

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[tencentlife]

Ahh, mechanical magnetism. Must be spring! [sigh!] Better separate those two, Andrew or you'll have little stress-risered magnetical hublets all underfoot before you know it, and a million little messes to clean up.

[gears]

If you ever stumble into a little stamped Phoenix logo, it's one of mine...
Phoenix: Bird rising from the ashes of a former life ...

[msinabottle]

I have no evidence besides the transmission's good performance to reassure me that someone's ditched the Exploding Slider.

The one source of comfort I do have--not even your speedometer, Bucko--is that when I serviced the transmission not too long after buying Winston, I found both the drain and fill plugs somewhat stripped--in other words, they'd been used, which means attention was paid to that transmission.

Also, when I pulled the plugs, the magnets on them weren't that bad at all--just a few shavings, no where near as horrible as some I've seen pictured on the Samba. If that slider is ferrous, it hasn't contributed too much to those plugs, lately.

So, I try to be hopeful...

Best!
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'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence."

[gears]

The early 3rd/4th slider hub doesn't wear much ... it just cracks when it's good & ready, usually between 120-150K.

[?Waldo?]

[tencentlife]

Like the Cap-screw-lets and the Monta-gear-ues. Star-washer-crossed lovers.

(apologies to Willy-the-Shake)