Do I take a punt on the transmission ?

ashbaxter Officially Full-On Dubber

224 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 5 May 2011, 4:04 pm

#839622

Hi guys, I have pulled the transmission out that came with my kg which has been sitting around for a long tiime. From what I can tell it's a 60 something long axle. I have drained what was left of the oil (not much), cleaned it up and changed to short axles.....Then I stopped to think.
Should I run with it or bite the bullet, exchange it or have it rebuilt or is ther something else I can do.
Any tips would be appreciated I don't want to spend the money unecessarily but wouldn't like to have to pull it out again when the car is complete

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 May 2011, 4:17 pm

#839626

ashbaxter wrote:Hi guys, I have pulled the transmission out that came with my kg which has been sitting around for a long tiime. From what I can tell it's a 60 something long axle. I have drained what was left of the oil (not much), cleaned it up and changed to short axles.....Then I stopped to think.
Should I run with it or bite the bullet, exchange it or have it rebuilt or is ther something else I can do.
Any tips would be appreciated I don't want to spend the money unecessarily but wouldn't like to have to pull it out again when the car is complete

Hi
seeing it had little oil in it was good...
as the hypoid oil eats into the copper/brass bushes...

that is a hard question to answer...

its easy for Us to say get it overhauled [expensive] or to say fill it with oil and a tube of nulon or MOLYBOND... in it...

I would go with the latter.. [cheaper]

You will know fairly fast how good the gearbox is...

Jumping out of gear.... not good..

whinning... depends how bad the bearing?? is..

if its not bad... the MOLYBOND should help..

My semi auto gearbox is basically a manual box with the 3 top gears [ 1st not needed] and when I restored My car [with it full of new hypoid oil for about 5 years] [YIKES]
it made an aweful noise...
couldn't listen to the radio or CD etc.. too noisy..
after about 100kms or so [wild guess] the noise reduced until it was normal... a bit at a time...

I had used PRO-MAR Moly additive ...

I have since replaced the gearbox... lol anyway..

cheers

best of luck

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

ashbaxter Officially Full-On Dubber

224 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 5 May 2011, 4:22 pm

#839628

Hi Lee

What's a reco gearbox cost and is there anywhere in the Valley or Newcatle to get one from

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 May 2011, 4:31 pm

#839630

Sorry Ash

I don't know where in the Hunter Valley to get a reco gearbox

and I don't think I can remember seeing them advertised anywhere..

it maybe.. get Your own gearbox repaired and pay what it costs to fix..
as the costs can be great...

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

66brm Seriously Crusin Dubber

140 posts · joined Nov 2009 · 5 May 2011, 5:24 pm

#839636

68AutoBug wrote:Hi
seeing it had little oil in it was good...
as the hypoid oil eats into the copper/brass bushes...

Rumours only Lee, theres no proof of metals breaking down under exposure to gl-4 or 5 gear oils

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 5 May 2011, 5:31 pm

#839638

With the money you save in not rebuilding, its worth the risk in trying and seeing if its ok.
If not then its nothing a weekend can't replace 🙂

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3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 5 May 2011, 8:19 pm

#839676

ashbaxter wrote:Hi Lee

What's a reco gearbox cost and is there anywhere in the Valley or Newcatle to get one from

not sure lee knows what he is talking about as he has a auto bug which I think has spent most of its life in the shed.
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