Can someone explain -- transmission flipping

[rick@brubakerbox.com (Rick Alexander)]

I'm assuming that this question is in regard to the mid engine
(longitudinal) car we recently were discussing. That was some sort of rear
engine transaxle. I'd guess a bus as those were the strongest VW rear engine
transaxle. However it might be Porsche. In either case when the transaxle is
turned around you would have one forward gear and four reverse gears
unless... (drum roll please) the ring gear was placed on the other side of
the pinion. For 3 or 4 years VW made a CV joint transaxle that had two
bearing covers that were removable. So in theory it's a simple matter of
just swapping out the left for the right and visa versa. However in the real
world the bearing preload would need to be set again requiring specialized
measuring tools. Now the linkage for the shifter is an aftermarket item that
was designed for Formula cars such as "Formula V", "Formula SV", and
"Formula Ford".

Is that the answer you were looking for?

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
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http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobias ><" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 6:40 PM
Subject: Can someone explain -- transmission flipping


>
> Ok, so with all this egine relocation talk, could someone explain how you
> get the transmission to perform the same duty if you flip it backwards.
>
> What internal parts have to be changed to get it to run in the right
> direction? Would this be a fairly simple (and I use the term simple losely
> here) procedure?
>
> I haven't seen a transmissions guts, but logistics would say that you flip
> the thing at the end of the driving shaft to get a reversed rotation?
>
> TIA,
> Tobias
>
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