[T3] Early Automatic (5 bolt flange) in Late Car

[Jim Adney]

On 15 Jan 2014 at 11:05, Adam Douglass wrote:

> The gentleman who has it knows nothing about type 3 VWs. That is why I
> passed the first time on this transmission. Today I asked if it has 5
> bolts on the output shafts and he said, "I think it does. You will
> know more when you look at it. I know nothing about them." 

He may be thinking about the 6-bolt output shaft flanges for the CV 
joints.

> 1. Can the shifting vacuum modules interchange? I ask because I now
> have a module from my 70 and 2 modules from the early type 4. I fear
> that they are going to be useless with the early type 3 auto. 

I believe all the VMs will fit, but only the right one will work 
correctly. You can swap in one from a different AT, but it MUST be 
adjusted before the AT will work correctly. Instructions are in the 
Bentley. There is one VM for '68-71 FI Type 3s and one for '72-3 FI 
Type 3s. A third, for carbed Type 3s, is different. You must get the 
right one to mate to your AT and engine.  

I don't know about Type 2 or 4 VMs.

> 3. The same axle shafts work between all of the units? I have new CV
> shafts that I installed. I just wanted to make sure there were no
> differences.  

As long as you have Type 3 AT CV joint shafts, they will work. There 
were only 2 different Type 3 AT CV joint shafts, L & R. They are 
different from Type 3 MT shafts (which are the same, L & R.)

I don't know about Type 2 or 4 shafts.
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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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