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Thanks Jim I will check that out. My tranny does not have any support arms. The engine does, but not the tranny. Clint --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > On 15 Jan 2002, at 7:52, Clint Tredway wrote: > > > I have a '67 square that I bought almost 2yrs ago. > > > > It has an IRS tranny, but I thought 67s came with swing axle > > tranny's. The reason I ask is that my tranny does not have a > cradle > > to hold it. The tranny bolts to the pan and then to the engine. > > A 67 would have been a swing axle, but it could have been converted > OR you > might actually have a later car, possibly a 69. The third digit of > your chassis > # will be a 7 if the car is a 67; a 67 square would be a 367 xxx > xxx. > > > My question(s): Should there be a cradle to hold the tranny & > Should > > the car have a swing axle tranny. > > The 67 rear subframe would have had a set of arms which came out > and > supported the rear of the tranny. The front of the tranny bolts to > the subframe > in both versions. > > > Also, does anyone know how to seal the air vents in front of the > > windshield so that when it rains it does not leak into the > interior? > > Water leaks here are common and usually easy to fix. You probably > don't > need to seal anything, you just need to clear the water drain hoses > which > carry the water out of the car. In your 67 there will be 2 ~1" OD > black rubber > hoses that you can see coming down under the dash. You should pull > them > out and clean them out and reinstall them. > > There is some chance that standing water has rusted thru something, > but > you should try for the simple fix first, as it needs to be done > anyway. > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > ===== Clint Tredway "On the road of life, God allows U-Turns!" Need Books,Music, or Movies? http://tredwaysoutlet.shopexcite.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/