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On 26 Aug 2004 at 7:25, Ian Ruinaard wrote: > I have converted my 1968 Auto Shift 1600TL to a manual as the auto box > packed up. I have finished the job but the problem (discovered in the final > stages) is that the driveshafts are the wrong length - the auto has 2 odd > size shafts, where it appears the manual has 2 equal size shafts That's correct. There are 3 distinct lengths of these shafts used on type 3s. > The Type 3 with the IRS & manual box was never imported into South Africa > (where I live) so my chances of finding a pair of the correct length shafts > from a scrap yard are almost zero. The other option is to get another auto > 'short side' shaft & make up 2 spacers so they fit, but I would like to try > & get the correct lengths of the manual box IRS car's shafts before I can do > this. (one of the auto shafts is too long & the other is too short). > > Would anyone have manual shafts handy that the can measure for me ? I can measure some tonight, but first I'm going to check the Bentley manuals. I think the lengths are all listed there, plus I THINK the MT type 3 shafts may be the same as the MT type 1 shafts. Would that help you find some? Otherwise, I have good used shafts here. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~