<VV> VW transaxle to Corvair?

[Marty Scarr]

The 1967 and earlier transaxles were the swing axle "split case" series, and
it was easy to flip  the ring gear to run on the opposite side.  When you
changed it to run on the opposite side, it was still on the "drive" side of
the gear, not the "coast" side.  This is how the transporter/bus units were
modified when they had the reduction gears.

1968 saw the introduction of the "tunnel trans" which did not allow the
flipping of the ring gear.  You have to use a RR engine when you used a
Corvair with a tunnel trans for a rear engine orientation.

Marty Scarr

On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Are you referring  to the gear reduction transporters?  They had a
> two-gear gear reduction unit at the hub for increased ground clearance
> and a bit more power (remember the old, slow VW bus?) & it was my
> understanding that this was with a factory reversed  differential
> rather
> than a different unit for these rigs. Is this correct?
> =====================================
>
>   No, Bill  the reduction boxes reveres the wheel rotation..  VW
> flipped the Ring gear...
>
>   Bottom line...    Normal / design rotation is always better....  just
> in the case of VW's... they work well runnng on the coast sides..
>
> Lower the HP  of the engine and lower vehicle weight make a big
> difference on longevity as well..
>
>
> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://mysite.verizon.net/nalllm
>
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