[T3] pinion gear replacement-it's time #2

[Brent Bottolfson]

What exactly is the difference in a Type 3 transaxle other than where 
the hole is on the hockey stick?

I looked the serial on my and it's for a Type 3, but the castings of 
both the main housing and nosecone have 113xxxxxx.  I thought maybe the 
gearing was different, but this table shows many others as the same 
(assuming the table is correct).  
http://www.shining-wit.net/rick/buggy/design/transmission/

I was thinking Fred could just swap the hockey stick with a used transaxle.

Brent

On 7/20/11 12:07 PM, Mike Fisher wrote:
> Fred says he's in sunny so cal.  I have a '71 transmission that
> shifted fine when I drove it for $300 in Eugene, OR.  There is a
> German specialist in Bend, OR.
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> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Jim Adney<jadney at vwtype3.org>  wrote:
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>> On 20 Jul 2011 at 11:18, Fred Simmons wrote:
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>>> the growl in my pinion gear has finally become unbearable. per the
>>> bentley, there's no way i can handle such a big job myself, so i'm
>>> going to have it replaced at a local vw shop which has been around for
>>> along time but i haven't used except to get a few parts. i'm planning
>>> to to get a new clutch assembly and have the flywheel checked. is there
>>> anything else i should take care of at the same time?  anything i
>>> should try be sure they did?
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>> It might be the gear (VERY expensive) or just a bearing (expensive.)
>>
>> Air cooled VW tranny work is VERY specialized work. They may be able
>> to handle it, but talk with them carefully and maybe read up on the
>> process in the Bentley manual. It takes a number of very special and
>> very expensive tools to do much of this, so make sure they are up to
>> it. I'd be concerned that they would tell you they can do it (yes,
>> they need the business) but they might not have anyone really skilled
>> at it.
>>
>> Note that lots of people can rebuild one to survive a season of
>> racing, but few of those would last 100,000 miles of street use.
>>
>> You might be better off, and more cheaply done, by buying a virgin
>> junkyard tranny. If you go that route, make sure you get a Type 3
>> tranny. One from a '69 or 70 should be an exact replacement, but a
>> later one would work just fine if you change to the later pressure
>> plate at the same time.
>>
>> If you tell us where you're located, someone near you might have a
>> good replacement. I know I have an excellent one here.
>>
>> You should be able to buy 2-3 used trannys for the price of one
>> rebuild.
>>
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>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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