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uncapj Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2010 Posts: 384 Location: california (high dez)
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:00 am Post subject: Swapping a 69 irs trans into a 74 bug |
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the trans in my 74 bug is about to give up the ghost it howls louder then the engine and when I drain the fluid it was more metal then oil so I picked up a 69 irs trans to replace it, are there any issues when swapping the nose cones over from a 2 bolt nose cone to a 3 bolt nose cone _________________ I lack the tools that I have come to learn are imperative to work on a Volkswagen a compression gauge and a timing light.
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Cusser Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Swapping a 69 irs trans into a 74 bug |
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Rear transmission mounts are different in 1969 and 1974; but you should be able to figure that out. I'm not familiar with VWs newer than 1972, so maybe the existing 1974 rear mounts will work as is. _________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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Lingwendil Samba Member
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Glenn Mr. 010
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Swapping a 69 irs trans into a 74 bug |
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You need to put the 74s nose cone on since the front mount is different. You'll also need to add the centering collar to the pressure plate. _________________ Glenn
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Cusser Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:27 am Post subject: Re: Swapping a 69 irs trans into a 74 bug |
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Glenn wrote: |
You'll also need to add the centering collar to the pressure plate. |
You'll need a pressure plate WITH a center ring if you cannot add such ring to the 1974 pressure plate.
A few years ago I had to obtain a pressure plate with such center ring when I installed an engine from a 1971 into my 1970.
_________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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uncapj Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2010 Posts: 384 Location: california (high dez)
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:52 pm Post subject: Re: Swapping a 69 irs trans into a 74 bug |
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Have a early pressure plate with throw out bearing and early rear trans mount already. Received a replacement front mount aswell. Awesome appreciate it.
So the nose cones just swap over there's no modifications or anything needed to the nose cones themselves? _________________ I lack the tools that I have come to learn are imperative to work on a Volkswagen a compression gauge and a timing light.
they say money doesn't buy happiness but it buys car parts and those make me happy
Cars are like the perfect girl always ready and never say no
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