ALB posted:...I know it's possible to build a 100% new aircooled VW engine from scratch and you can rebuild a VW transaxle with all new new bearings, syncros, gears, mainshaft, ring&pinion (and some other parts), I'm under the impression there's a lot of trans parts that are no longer available and that you still need a core to start with. Where do you get a 100% new transaxle assembly?
@Jimmy V. said- "I am not 100% sure but Rancho builds transaxles with their Rhino cases which are super beefed up replacements for the type 1 transaxle. They also us new Weddle gears and synchro's . I just don't know about the other internal parts like the shafts."
Yeah, I realize all that; for the most part it's all the little parts that come out of cores that are needed. I'd guess that Rancho does the most volume in VW trans builds and is the biggest buyer of cores in the U.S.A. Even in a completely custom geared trans such as yours there are all sorts of used parts in it- heck, even the gear carrier (the middle magnesium casting that holds the gearstack) is used (and worn gear selector shaft holes rebushed as needed), as no one sells new ones (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).
All I'm saying it that to say a transaxle is 100% new is misleading...Al
PS- Jimmy- do you have a pic of your Rhino trans case with the gusset welded on? I can't see it in the pic and didn't think it was possible to use a camber compensator with a gusseted case.