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phantom Wolfsburg Wizard

598 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#1007288
Hi all, we have just put a '60 Beetle back on the road after many years of it sitting. The gearbox seems to whine a bit when in 3rd or 4th gears. Is this a general sign of age / wear and tear, or is there something more sinister coming? The car is only going to be a low-use weekend driver. If it should still drive OK for a while thats good, but all info appreciated.

Is there anything we can do, short of pulling the thing out, to assist the situation?

Thanks.
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#1007313
1303Steve wrote:Hi

Put some Nulon G70 in it, it worked wonders with my sons 74 http://www.nulon.com.au/products/Specialty_Products/Manual_Gearbox_and_Diff_Treatment/#.VMMAeEeUeug

Steve
its great stuff.

I found it virtually stops wear altogether in my cars.

oil always drains with no metal content, where before G70 there was metals in the oil with every change.

So far I have a box with over 575,000km of pure abuse and have used G70 for more than 200,000km.

I dont know if its just a great box or the G70 really doing its job but certainly know the G70 makes a difference with wear, noise and huge improvements in shifting quality and speed.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1007314
do a few kls and dump the oil do this a few times to get rid of the crude in the box

then add the nulon good stuf
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hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#1007321
x 4 for Nulon
Cheers

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1007335
Hi

When we bought my sons 74 1303 it had an original granny spec gearbox, whinny and hard to change back gears when cold, the Nulon fixed all that.

Steve

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#1007354
vw54 wrote:do a few kls and dump the oil do this a few times to get rid of the crude in the box

then add the nulon good stuf
^^^^WHS

Flushing the box out as best as possible is the best idea as it'll also help remove some of the tarnishes that have built up on gears n bearings.

Then use the G70 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

petemart Seriously Crusin Dubber

105 posts · joined Oct 2010 ·

#1007357
It could also be the mainshaft bearing (the one behind the nosecone you can replace with the gearbox out) if the whine is there is all the gears?

SunshineKarmann Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·

#1007543
If it is only a weekender runabout I wouldn't be too concerned. Agree that an oil dump or two would be a great move. If it is whining and slipping outta gear then time to consider a reco box. Mine used to whine like my mother in law but kept on giving me reliable motoring. Mind you it was dumped in the guts and the blade end of the axles and the fulcrums were pitted and knackered but no loss of drive or crunching. Drove it until I fitted a Rancho to suit the 1904.

phantom Wolfsburg Wizard

598 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#1008385
Thanks all, the car will only be an occasional driver (club trips and sometimes to work etc), doesn't slip out of gear and is only whining in 3rd and 4th. Will contemplate an oil change for it, have more issues now. Thanks!
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