

| Subject: | Re: Welded 091 3rd and 4th gears?? |
| From: | Todd Hill |
| Date: | Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:49:17 EDT |
tcarrington@RELITECH.COM writes:
<< ...Maybe Todd can weigh in on if the 091 trannys need to
have the 3rd or 4th gears "welded" like the Bug ...>>
Nope, they come already 'done up' by the factory. VW uses an
electron beam welding process (what do I know? I can't even
solder!) to attach the synchro cone/hub to the mainshaft half of
the gearset. The earlier '113' style 3rd and 4ths that came on
the Type Is and Type IIs up to '72 1/2 or so, only had pressed
on hubs. Most of the time thats OK but I have seen the press
fit loosen under heavy loading. I should have a .JPEG or two that
shows the difference on one of these Zip drive floppies laying
about. I borrow the digital camera from my wife's work when I
can and take as many 'photos' as possible. Keep telling myself
that I'm doing it for the photo library on my forever delayed
webpage! ;^)
-Todd Hill
VolksWerks Transaxles
Olympia, WA
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