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Re: [T3] Reverse problem - No archive


On Wed, 2004-05-12 at 14:11, John Benedetto wrote:
> --On Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:44 AM -0500 Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> > On 12 May 2004 at 7:28, Greg Merritt wrote:
> >
> >> At 7:29 PM -0500 5/11/04, Russ Wolfe wrote:
> >
> >> > And, they are the same as a T-1.
> >
> >> 	You can try to score a used Beetle transmission (of the right
> >> year) and just throw that bad boy in.
> >
> > The reverse gear itself is the same, but type 1 and type 3 transmissions
> > have  different gear ratios. It should not be hard to find a proper type
> > 3  transmission, and that is a much better option. I have several good
> > used type 3  trannys here.

Nope, T-1 and T-3 trannies have the same ratios. It is only the Type 14
that got the different ratio. It is the one that they refer to as the
freeway flyer trans.

I am uploading a scan of the gear ratio page from the "Without
Guesswork" book right now. 

http://classicvw.org/gallery/my_misc/

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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