Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:34:35 -0400
Reply-To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
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Greg you mention the manual transmissions.
On the aircooleds and diesels i believe, the transmission is mounted in a
different position than that of the '83.5+ manual trannies. The front mount
may be the same but the location is different because i think, one
transmission is longer.
You do realize what i will have for sale, is an automatic....
In that case i have always been told they are the same minus the Oil cooler
(which isn't on the aircooled ones as Chris pointed out). The mounting
should line up, and if you flip your way through the bently for automatic
transmission rebuilding, you'll find they changed a few subtle things about
a million times. It's not even just between aircooled and water cooled, they
just kept changing gaskets, spacing, little things like that, but the bulk
of it all IS the same. The gearing is the same. The case is from what i
understand, mostly the same, and i would assume that as was mentioned, a bit
of fiddling with the front tranny mount should make it work.
-Craig
'85GL (Soon to be WESTY!)
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> well, speaking of custom linkage.
> I happen to have, absolutely brand new, and custom made, and very high
> quailty.......
> the 'aft shift rod' ...........the rod that's about 4 and half feet long,
> that goes from the aft edge of the gas tank back to the trans.......
> that is specifically designed to put the earlier transmission ( 80 to 82
> air-cooled Vanagons - the DK )
> where there was an 83 and later trans, in a vanagon.
> As mark says there is likley some front trans mount fiddling or adjustment
> needed , like the right part ........which I might have.......
> but it's doable.
>
> pmail me if interested.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:23 AM
> Subject: Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
>
>
> In a message dated 7/30/08 10:34:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> mdrillock@COX.NET writes:
>>
>>
>> The linkages are not compatible at the tranny end. If you wish to
>>> customize a linkage no doubt it could be done. The nose mounts are
>>> different as well so more customizing would be needed there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> not to mention that the aircooled auto trannys dont have the H20 trans
>> cooler on them either..
>>
>>
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