| How much would you pay for a new Syncro transaxle? |
| A) under $5000 |
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32% |
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| B) $5000 - $8000 |
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32% |
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| C) $8000- $10,000 |
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17% |
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| D) $10,000 - $15,000 |
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8% |
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| E) Whatever it takes! |
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9% |
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0cean
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Sodo
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 Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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| Jake de Villiers wrote: |
| Any concern that the reduced mass won't tolerate the heat as well or will the greater surface area allow the oil to cool them even better? |
There's no heat in granny or reverse cuz you're in it only for a short time. And generally very low on the engine's HP curve. 4th gear gets hot cuz often (in 4th) you're up near the top of the HP curve.
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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| Sodo wrote: |
| Jake de Villiers wrote: |
| Any concern that the reduced mass won't tolerate the heat as well or will the greater surface area allow the oil to cool them even better? |
There's no heat in granny or reverse cuz you're in it only for a short time. And generally very low on the engine's HP curve. 4th gear gets hot cuz often (in 4th) you're up near the top of the HP curve. |
Right on. I was thinking of the way that brake discs need to have sufficient mass to absorb the heat without overload and warping.
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Waldi
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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Using the granny with the same engine power produce ofc more and faster heat than using the same engine power in 4th.
First bcs of the number of bearings under load, 2nd bcs of more transmitted torque, 3rd bcs less cooling.
Drilling gear wheels in a t3 box?
After cooling, oiling, filtering, overfilling,painting it yellow, it does not surprice me 
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:35 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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| Waldi wrote: |
Using the granny with the same engine power produce ofc more and faster heat than using the same engine power in 4th.
First bcs of the number of bearings under load, 2nd bcs of more transmitted torque, 3rd bcs less cooling.
Drilling gear wheels in a t3 box?
After cooling, oiling, filtering, overfilling,painting it yellow, it does not surprice me
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WTF is OFC?
Your posts would be more useful if you just went ahead and typed the whole word.  
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Waldi
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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| Jake de Villiers wrote: |
| Waldi wrote: |
Using the granny with the same engine power produce ofc more and faster heat than using the same engine power in 4th.
First bcs of the number of bearings under load, 2nd bcs of more transmitted torque, 3rd bcs less cooling.
Drilling gear wheels in a t3 box?
After cooling, oiling, filtering, overfilling,painting it yellow, it does not surprice me
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WTF is OFC?
Your posts would be more useful if you just went ahead and typed the whole word. |
Sorry, i always have problems to spell "because" and "ofcourse" 
But wtf means WTF ? |
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gears
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:11 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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| Sodo wrote: |
gears that is beautiful.
A couple questions if you don't mind.
1) were you planning to move the oil filler bung to the driver-side?
2) Could that oil-holder-arc could be a bolt-on piece, where each 4th gear ratio has a matched arc radius? This matched arc could also close off against the forward teeth ends to ensure the oil travels across the tooth in the rearward direction. |
Sodo, this shows the left side of the housing that has a second oil-add hole, a small oil level indicator hole, and the oil inlet to feed the mainshaft ball bearing and 4th gear. It's nice being able to add oil on the uncluttered side.
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big swifty
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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Paul, That is a beautiful sculpture.
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gears
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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My experimental ideas, but Joe Cariss's handiwork:
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bstein
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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This all looks so good! Time to start stashing more cash into the transmission savings jar ...
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Steve Arndt
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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Has a gearbox been built with the new housing yet? Saving $$$ up
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gears
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:02 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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We're perhaps a week away from completion of ground thrust washer selection and the 4-bolt retainer. Also waiting for more bolt-on VW lower splash plates to arrive ..
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pedrokrusher
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MsTaboo
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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Look what showed up in the classifieds recently.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2205745
Was just lurking through the ads and found. Looks like a work of art!
Gotta start saving some more $$$.
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gears
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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I left that ad up because I'd already paid for the ad upgrade. As luck would have it, the machinist and machine shop are in the process of moving (surprise to me), so I don't know for certain when these will once again be available. The good news is that I was able to take care of my patient back-ordered customers at a very special introductory price.
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steyrwolfe
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| Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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| gears wrote: |
| I don't know for certain when these will once again be available. The good news is that I was able to take care of my patient back-ordered customers at a very special introductory price. |
Do you have any left, or does German Transaxle?
My unit is headed over there for a rebuild now, was hoping to add one of these at the same time. |
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gears
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| Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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No, Ken installed the last available GT carrier housing last week ..
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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What about billet steel?
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gears
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| Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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Overkill with a weight penalty.
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Syncronoid
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| Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Brand new custom Syncro transaxle |
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Beautiful!
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No, Ken installed the last available GT carrier housing last week ..
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