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 posted on November 5th, 2002 at 08:45 PM |
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transaxle ?
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| posted on November 6th, 2002 at 07:42 AM |
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Reduction boxes??
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| posted on November 6th, 2002 at 09:40 AM |
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I assume you are asking what it is?
If so, yes it looks like the reduction boxes on the end of the drive axle fitted to split bus's and the country buggy. VW's fix to useing a
beetle GBox in a large van in the early 50's and continued the idea into the mid 60's. I can't make out what it is attached to but it
no longer looks VW? Tha axle tube has also had some angle attached, to fix a broke tube maybe?
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Baja Wes
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| posted on November 6th, 2002 at 01:41 PM |
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The angle may have been attached as a crude strengthening attempt. Hard use will bend an axle outer tube.
Yes it is a reduction box. The spring plate looks homemade and I don't see how it works very well. It must hit the rebound limit very quickly.
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| posted on November 6th, 2002 at 07:23 PM |
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Can you post a better pic of the reduction box? It could be an early (kubel/barn bus) reduction box and the angle iron could be supporting the axle
tube 'join' that these boxes have. Need a bit more definition in the pic to tell though...
RobK
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| posted on November 6th, 2002 at 07:40 PM |
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Reduction boxs
Will post new photo tommorrow.
What are reduction boxes?
Reduction boxes came on all busses through 1967. The effectively lower the gear ratio of the final drive, giving you more oomph at the cost of lower
top speed and higher engine RPM's.
Would this be suitable in an off-road buggy?
Is it the same as a close ratio gearbox?
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Baja Wes
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| posted on November 6th, 2002 at 09:22 PM |
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they cause the car to jack up on acceleration, and bad axle tramp. Not so good offroad. Better than a standard swingaxle though I guess. Not as good
as type 2 IRS
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