I've got a transaxle that I was told came out of a 60 Beetle. It's not a split case so I doubt if it's out of a 60 originally although I'll accept that it's probably Beetle.

Question is, what is it? Is there an easy way of telling or do I have to open it up and start counting gear teeth?

It's got the axles/tubes still attached if that helps.

Cheers

Hugh

Hi

To get the ratios you can put it in gear, turn the input shaft and count how many times the axles turn V input shaft. Check to see if it has the large 6 volt starter bush, also 12 volt 1500 boxes had the V shape to hold the top engine bolt near the clutch lever, the later 1300 twin port box didnt have the V shape because they had a normal bolt in that area as they had a doghouse cooler. The 12volt boxes used longer axles as well. It could also be from a type 3, this will have dimples on the top & bottom of the gearshift rod and bigger rear brakes, 4 or 5 stud.

Steve

Thanks for the info Steve.

I dragged the greasy lump out from under the bench last night and gave it a bit of a more detailed look over. Under the crap I found the number 4921613. Looks suspiciously like a serial number to me. Would this correspond with the chassis number of the original vehicle? If so, that would make it a late 62 Beetle box which seems about right.

Cheers

Hugh