[VB] New Transaxle - Follow up

[david raistrick]

yep.  they do fill/drain from the center section, so fill the boxes to the
fill plug, then top up the center section.

On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 12:31 PM John Dillon <johndillon at johndillon.com>
wrote:

> So speaking o’ transmissions …. My redux box was leaking … so I pulled it
> … in the process I must have lost 2 litres of transmission oil … it must be
> pouring from the centre section to the redux box … so after assembly should
> I just add the .5 pint in the redux box … and top up the centre section.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 19, 2021, at 11:55 PM, Tom Tarka <tommy at slackers.net> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks David, that’s helpful and definitely sound advice.
> >
> > I will give them a call Monday and just plan on going through other
> stuff on my list in the meantime.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >  Tom
> >
> > —
> > “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t cure stupid.” -T. Tarka
> >
> >> On Jun 19, 2021, at 11:16 PM, david raistrick <keen at type2.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> probably worth asking rancho...  its been 20 years since i had my 4.12
> >> built but back then it took custom machine work to fit the .82 4th with
> the
> >> commonly available bug 4.12 final.  the easily fit .89 was what made the
> >> combo uncommon for bus owners since no one was doing the work.
> >>
> >> i know things have changed since....
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 11:03 PM Avocado Tom Tarka <
> avocadotom at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> That’s awesome Sam!
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know what the standard 4th gear that Rancho puts in split
> bus
> >>> transmissions?  The tag on my transmission says 0.8-something.  The
> second
> >>> digit is hard to read.
> >>>
> >>> I would have expected it to have the stock 4th: 0.82.  I just want to
> make
> >>> sure I didn’t somehow end up with a 0.89 4th, which would be shorter
> >>> gearing (higher RPM) than the stock trans even though I went with the
> >>> smaller than stock 4.125 R&P.
> >>>
> >>> Thoughts/experiences?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>   Tom
> >>>
> >>> —
> >>> “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t cure stupid.” -T. Tarka
> >>>
> >>>>>> On Jun 16, 2021, at 9:11 PM, sam williams <samglw1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> An hour ago, my buddy Greg brought round my 63 single cab, with a new
> >>> Rancho center section. He replaced the engine & tranny mounts too. I
> had a
> >>> small drive around it is going great, no grindy noises and smooth
> shifting.
> >>> The 3.88 R&P is fine and with my 1600 DP it goes 60 mph at 3000 RPM,
> good
> >>> for freeway driving.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks Greg.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sam_w
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >>>>
> >>>> From: Avocado Tom Tarka
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 8:50 AM
> >>>> To: vintagebus at type2.com
> >>>> Subject: [VB] New Transaxle - Follow up
> >>>>
> >>>> Volks,
> >>>>
> >>>> As of 15 minutes ago I have a new transaxle center section from Rancho
> >>> sitting in a box on my front porch.
> >>>>
> >>>> I’m pretty excited!  ( <—- slight understatement)
> >>>>
> >>>> Happy Hump Day!
> >>>>   Tom
> >>>>
> >>>> —
> >>>> “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t cure stupid.” -T. Tarka
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