Date:         Wed, 4 Mar 1998 18:29:20 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
Comments: To: Patrick Dooley <pdooley@gte.net>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 21:19 3/4/98 -0500, Patrick Dooley wrote:
>.>I like to tinker with it but we are 9 time zones away from each other!  I
>>am eagerly awaiting some news on this one!
>
>Well, I went to the junkyard today.  I found a 90 vw fox, 82 audi 5k with a
>four cly/5 spd combo, and an audi 5k with 5cly/5spd.
>Lemme tell ya, the 5cly audi motor and trans is completely different then
>the four cly stuff.  The bellhousings are different, and the 5 cyl trans
>uses huge inner cv's.  Makes my vanagon cv's look pewny.  The fox and 4 cyl
>audi, on the other hand, have the same size axle flange as the vanagon.  The
>4 and 5 cyl trans cases are physically different, if I didn't make that
>clear.(be they 4 or 5 spds).  I am sorry, but I did not open a trans up to
>check the diff.  These cars had the engines in them and everything hooked
>up.  I didn't have the energy to pull an entire driveline.  Hopefully
>someone will pull an engine and I can scavenge the trans for closer
>inspection.  If I gave any incorrect info, please let me know.  The sun was
>beating down on me today in S. florida, I could have made a mistake.  Let ya
>know more when I find it.

I have a 79 Audi Fox for parts.  How do you tell if the final drive can be
made to spin backwards?  What mods would have to be done.  I'm pretty good
at the machanics of A Series VW and getting better with the T3 Type 2s but
when it comes to transmissions I get a little baffled!  I'd gladly donate
the tranny for research, I sure the car signed it's organ donar card!


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