it's surfaced hardened I believe.

Once you get through the outer surface I don't think you'll find it as hard.

I just use an abrasive cut off saw.

If you have a typical Skill saw, you can just get an abrasive blade for
that.

But taking the bell housing off -  I recommend that to help make it a whole
lot easier. 

Scott 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: neil N [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:41 PM
To: Scott Daniel - Shazam
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine
conversion)

 

Thanks Scott.

 

I'll be careful not to get debris anywhere it shouldn't be.

 

Originally I thought a hack saw would do it but you guys are

confirming what I suspected. Good hard German steel! (and bad angle)

The Dermel option looks good.

 

 

Neil.

 

 

On 3/7/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> What mark said is good.

>

> I would add that you could barely do it with a hack saw, due to angle and

> due to how long it would take.

>

> Btw, it's very easy to remove the bell housing, and that gives nice fat

> access to the shaft if you are going to cut it in situ.

>

>

>

> One thing I would have minor concern about cutting it in place is fine
metal

> particles going around and getting into tiny recesses of bearings and
pivot

> points, like the cross shaft. Would make for a fine grit to wear or jam

> things.

>

> So far I have shortened all mine after removing the shaft from the

> transmission. It's awfully fiddly and even maddening to do sometimes if

> it's a difficult one, and I can appreciate the desire to shorten it in

> place.

>

> Scott

>

> www.turboavns.com <http://www.turboavns.com/>

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>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of

> Mark Drillock

> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:59 PM

> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> Subject: Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine

> conversion)

>

>

>

> I cut them in the tranny. I use a heavy duty cutting disc in a Dremel,

>

> while someone else turns the shaft. I work a ring cut deeper and deeper

>

> as they turn one CV flange and hold the other still with the tranny in

>

> gear. The shaft is pretty hard and gets hot so I have a rag soaked with

>

> water wrapped around the rest of the shaft and another that I use to

>

> periodically cool the tip.

>

>

>

> After the cut I use an angle grinder to put a bevel on the edge of the

>

> tip, again while the shaft is turned.

>

>

>

> The Dremel blade is an abrasive type with fiber reinforcing.

>

>

>

> Mark

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> neil N wrote:

>

> > Hi all.

>

> >

>

> > Am getting closer to mounting the Jetta engine so am researching input

>

> > shaft stuff.

>

> >

>

> > Can I cut the input shaft while it's still in the tranny?

>

> >

>

> > It looks possible, but I don't know if hacksawing away at it is be bad

>

> > for parts attached to it. Plus angling (shaping) the end might present

>

> > a challenge.

>

> >

>

> > Thanks!

>

> >

>

> > Neil.

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > --

>

> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

>

> >

>

> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

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> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

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> >

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