[T3] transmission swap question

[Jim Adney]

On 17 Mar 2016 at 17:49, Timothy Jones wrote:

> My 69 squareback, irs tranny code DC slips out of 4th gear
> occasionally...I just picked up a decent AH (type 1) used tranny
> cheap; I am planning on swapping them until I can send my DC out for
> rebuild. Do I just have to swap out the nose cone and hockey stick or
> are there other parts to swap tranny to tranny?

The best thing to do would be to swap only the hockey stick. If you 
have to swap the nose cone, check to make SURE that it looks on the 
inside just like the one you're replacing. There was a change in one 
of the bearings in the next housing that required a different nose 
cone. The difference is that the later nose cone has stops that keep 
the needle bearing outer race from sliding axially out of the 
housing. The early housing has a bolt that comes in from the side to 
retain that bearing. The later housing does not have that bolt.

Once you make that switch, you'll probably notice that your gear 
ratios are slightly different.

When you take the tranny out, make sure to clean the CV joint bolt 
heads carefully, then tap your driver carefully all the way down into 
the socket. When you're putting everything back together, be SURE to 
torque each of those bolts to spec.


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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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