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Date:         Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:58:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine
              conversion)
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90803071326s56b934bes3f48713298f07638@mail.gmail.com>
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I cut them in the tranny. I use a heavy duty cutting disc in a Dremel, while someone else turns the shaft. I work a ring cut deeper and deeper as they turn one CV flange and hold the other still with the tranny in gear. The shaft is pretty hard and gets hot so I have a rag soaked with water wrapped around the rest of the shaft and another that I use to periodically cool the tip.

After the cut I use an angle grinder to put a bevel on the edge of the tip, again while the shaft is turned.

The Dremel blade is an abrasive type with fiber reinforcing.

Mark

neil N wrote: > Hi all. > > Am getting closer to mounting the Jetta engine so am researching input > shaft stuff. > > Can I cut the input shaft while it's still in the tranny? > > It looks possible, but I don't know if hacksawing away at it is be bad > for parts attached to it. Plus angling (shaping) the end might present > a challenge. > > Thanks! > > Neil. > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >


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