I've also wondered about this before for other applications.....can anyone
answer with authority?  Can other VW transaxle diffs have the ring/pinion
flipped for reverse configuration operation?(not turning it upside-down)  I
have a 2.2 inline 5 cyl w/ auto trans that would scream in a bug/bus. I
always thought that if this could be done, it would HAVE been done by now,
and there wouldn't be so many adapter kits on the market..... any answers?

-----Original Message-----
From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 09:53
Subject: Re: Audi Tranny in Vanagon...how? was: Audi V-8 in a Vanagon...why
not?

>   What happened to how simple it is to do this, as stated by the
>previous posting. I read this originally and thought this was full
>of Sh$%^t. Now I'm sure......
>    I would like to remind people to people keep postings to
>personal know how, and personal expereince. Not hear say, as is
>obvious with the original posting...
>
>
>On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Raimund Feussner wrote:
>
>> I still have the Audi V6 transaxle in my garage, and sometimes I try to
find
>> a way to use it in my V6 vanagon.
>> But the problems are:
>> 1. When using it backwards, you have to turn it upside down. That would
mean
>> LOTS of oil on the floor, because there is a hole with a little cover on
top
>> of the tranny case (kind of pressure valve).
>> 1.5. When using the tranny upside down, I have to get a new adapter plate
>> between engine and tranny (Tranny has an asymmetrical bolt pattern,
unlike
>> the 4-bolt-boxers...).
>>
>> 2. Flipping the diff: The front left side of the tranny case is not as
wide
>> as the right. That means, the diff. cannot be turned from right to left
or
>> vice versa... You have to get a new diff that turns backwards when
installed
>> in its original position...
>>
>>
>> Raimund
>> I hate technical english...Difficult to express my ideas...
>>
>> >Transaxle wear can be easily eliminated by simply using the Audi
Transaxle
>> >with its
>> >V-8!  Rotating the transaxle 180 degrees and flipping the ring and
pinion
>> >to the other side
>> >is commonly done on many Porsche and VW transaxle for rear to midengined
>> >applications
>> >(see 911/915  Transaxle into a 914).
>>
>