Factory super diff???

20bkombi Wolfsburg Wizard

597 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 4 May 2009, 7:34 pm

#710577

Recently i bought a splitty that had a gearbox as an extra item. Looked closer when i was moving it around the back and it had a steal side cover, so i puled it apart. It alsow has a 4 spider diff which has is bolts wired.
Beetle box i think?
I've never seen one like this.
Is this a standard vw procedure to wire bolts on these diffs?

Any way , an exelent find. Good type 3 spares.

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eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 4 May 2009, 9:09 pm

#710596

got any shots of the box itself?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 May 2009, 7:12 am

#710628

Aaron

yes they used to tie wire the bolts as factory

As for the diff i think is a stock Kombi but ask Dave to be sure

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 5 May 2009, 10:11 pm

#710744

I would say you scored a super diff, quite normal to tie wire c/w bolts, but Dave will tell all no doubt....🙂

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 27 May 2009, 9:59 am

#714850

Hi Aaron,
you seem to attract all the good "scores".....well, kind of anyway.
The side cover is aftermarket, but quite old and probably a "Crown" brand cast iron one.
They are a good strong upgrade but no longer available.

The diff is not a "super Diff",
but is in fact, a factory crownwheel carrier with a "beef-a-diff" added,
which was also a "crown", and later brazillian made aftermarket up-grade.
Under power the shafts used to bend a little if torque or shock load was large,
but they did work to a point.
I bought a few oldstock ones in the early '90s for about $100 dollars each.

The tie wire method was the standard procedure before the mid sixties to stop the bolts coming loose.
Not often seen onthe 8-bolt crownwheels, since most had the lock washer on the bolts by then.

That trans may be worth a deeper "dig" to see what other treasures from the past that it beholds.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 May 2009, 4:48 pm

#714921

u been away Dave ??? took u long enough to reply LOL

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 27 May 2009, 9:46 pm

#715001

been away, heh.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

20bkombi Wolfsburg Wizard

597 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 2 Jun 2009, 6:39 pm

#716248

Thanks Dave thought you would know some info.

Theres only 4 gears in side!!!,, Just stock ones, i'll post photos when i find my charger.

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