[VB] 59/60 tranny

[veewee111 at aol.com]

Hi C.Dreike,
No problem.
If one has a stock 1960-63 transaxle it will do 47 MPH @ 3,000 RPM in fourth gear.  If one replaces the center section with transaxle from Beetle with .89 and same R&P will be about 5 MPH slower...

Thus the reason we went to FF transaxle with 3.875 R&P, .82 fourth gear, and can do 60 MPH @ 3,000 RPM, getting 24 MPG.  With now over 125,000 miles on the 1641 cc SP engine.
E&B

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: c.dreike <c.dreike at verizon.net>
To: vintagebus <vintagebus at type2.com>
Sent: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 9:40 pm
Subject: Re: [VB] 59/60 tranny


I was close.
Thanks E&B.

On 6/2/2014 9:11 PM, veewee111 at aol.com wrote:
> .82, & .89
> E&B
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c.dreike <c.dreike at verizon.net>
> To: vintagebus <vintagebus at type2.com>
> Sent: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 8:35 pm
> Subject: Re: [VB] 59/60 tranny
>
> I believe the bus transmission 4th gear is .82 and the bug is .87.
> anyone? Anyone?
>
> On 6/2/2014 5:30 PM, John Yust wrote:
> > Bus trannys have slightly higher 4th gears than bug trannys to account
> > for the reduction gear boxes. If you want an even lower 4th gear than
> > you already have in the bus, I guess that would be OK, but I think the
> > bus 4th gear is a lot better. You need the low gears to get going, but
> > not as much when cruising.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On 6/2/2014 4:59 PM, John Dillon wrote:
> >> It be nice to have a newer tranny - how would a newer bug tranny work
> >> with small nut redux boxes?
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 3:00 PM,vwbrain at aol.com  <mailto:vwbrain at aol.com>  
wrote:
> >>>
> >>> john buy a rebuilt bug tranny and transferr all your parts to it
> >
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