Re: [T3] Transmission rebuild

[russw <russw@classicvw.org>]

On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 13:07 -0700, Steve Rossiter wrote:
> I have pull my transmission out of the '64 SB and wanted to get a few
> opinions on having it rebuilt. 
> 
> I am going to have it rebuilt to stock specs unless there are any
> recommended modifications. It is the OG 6V transmission and will be
> bolted up to the OG 1500 S after that is rebuilt. I am converting the
> car to 12V but other than that it will be stock. So is there anything
> I should do other than tell the shop to keep it stock?
> 
Replace the starter bushing while the engine and trans are out. 
If you are converting to 12V, go ahead and keep the 6V starter. You will
have one of the sweetest/fastest starting VW's around. The 12V will not
hurt the starter. It can take it.
The only thing, is that over time the flywheel will take some abuse, due
to the fact that the starter engages to fast. The trick there is to pull
the flywheel every few years and turn it 90 degrees to keep the wear
even.

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russw <russw@classicvw.org>

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