Joshua Van Tol wrote: (again, out of context on the quote) << Flopping the diff in no way results in any change that the diff cares about. By backwards I mean turning the input shaft the wrong way, not flipping the diff. >> Yes, but the end result is the same. By not flipping the ring gear over to the other side of the pinion and reverse rotating the input shaft you are now driving on the coast side of the ring gear. I do a lot of the Type I style transaxles and do not see any unusual wear patterns on the ring gear or pinion head that I can attribute to driving on the coast side vs. the regular thrust side. Also, keep in mind that the newest gearbox of this type is now 31 years old. The only bearing that I would be concerned with would be the mainshaft ball bearing, however, I do not think that there will be enough of a load along the length of the shaft to worry about. The pinion shaft and it's double tapered roller bearing should be just fine in either direction. -Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles Olympia, WA |
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