> I take that to mean that the Type 2 auto box is identical to the T3 > auto box that was in the air-cooled vehicles? (That's the one that > was in my '82 until I changed it.) Yep, same-same. That 3-speed dual-planetary gear auto tranny unit was used in a whole bunch of VW and Audi vehicles in the 70's and 80's. All they did was change the reverse ring gear hub, fill tube location, and/or drill & tap the case for the cooler. I had an amusing lesson in this a few years ago <http://bange.us/Vanagon/hub/index.htm> -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel" |
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