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Post by Volktales on Mar 4, 2016 7:52:55 GMT -8
RGB equals reduction gear boxes for those who may not know... Or is it Really Good Beer???
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Post by CrazyBrit on Mar 4, 2016 16:55:23 GMT -8
I keep my really good beer in the fridge. The Split doesn't have a fridge....
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Post by CrazyBrit on Apr 5, 2016 21:22:35 GMT -8
Progress = 1 step forward followed by several back. I'm just not certain how many I took back tonight.
I have fixed (I think!) The oil leak on the engine and therefore also the slipping clutch. I had missed the o-ring from the flywheel when I fitted it last year. Dumb rookie mistake. Thanks to Russ for figuring that one out for me.
I had a couple of minor weeps on the Trans, but there was quite a lot of oil on the underside for minor weeps from the side plates. So I removed it this evening for a quick fix and then noted a lot of drips from the front of the nose cone as it came clear. Evidently the shifter bushings are kaput. My understanding is that the later gearboxes have bushes that are quite easy to replace. This is an early split case and the bushings appear to be internal to the nose cone. Does anyone have any experience with these? At the moment I am thinking I need to get the nose cone to a machine shop to have it reamed and rebushed. Any suggestions please?
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Post by Volktales on Apr 5, 2016 22:17:12 GMT -8
I have zero experience with split case transmissions, so can't offer any suggestions. I don't even have any manuals that cover that era to refer to...
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Post by PICTUP on Apr 5, 2016 22:33:50 GMT -8
Do you have the 50-67 Bentley Manual for you Bus? If not, you can borrow mine. The samba will probably be able to help you out too…. maybe some pics here would help?
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Post by CrazyBrit on Apr 6, 2016 19:46:27 GMT -8
Thanks Don - I may take you up on that. I have a couple of manuals and one speaks to installing new bushes and the spec's for them to be reamed to. I don't have the Bentley though. Here are some photo's. The first is the shifter rod and housing on the original transmission. As best as I can tell, the bushings are internal inside of the snout of the gear change housing. The second photo is a picture from my manual, showing what appears to be two bushings inside of the housing. The third is the Beetle gearbox that I had in the bus with the straight axle conversion. The bushing on these units is mounted externally and kind of sleeves into the end of the nosecone - a completely different arrangement to the split case it seems. I am fairly certain that this is going to be a machine shop job, because I certainly don't have the capability of removing these old bushings, fitting new ones and then reaming them to the correct tolerances. The question is, who do I take it to?
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Post by Volktales on Apr 6, 2016 20:41:35 GMT -8
I would imagine those bushings could be tapped out and pressed in without too much drama. Don't have a reamer however...
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Post by CrazyBrit on Apr 6, 2016 20:51:42 GMT -8
So DIY then? I assume that the nosecone would have to be removed to do this. I am having problems finding gaskets and apparently their thickness is important so as to correctly preload the bearings. So Canadian Tire gasket paper is out! Wolfsburg West has the bushings, so I'll be calling them tomorrow.
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Post by CrazyBrit on Apr 7, 2016 8:25:57 GMT -8
New bushings are winging their way to me from Wolfsburg West, with a new nosecose transmission mount thrown in for good measure. How would we keep these things running without the internet and companies like this making decent aftermarket replacement parts?! Their tech' guy said that they just pop in..... Now I need to figure out what thickness of gasket paper I need to make my own gasket - theirs are out of stock with no date for replenishment and are all one thickness anyway. Hopefully I'll get this fixed after my next set of evening shifts.
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Post by CrazyBrit on May 16, 2016 19:35:06 GMT -8
So, the US postal service have lost the bushings. After an initial response this morning of "well we'll just have to hold our breath and wait, won't we?", Wolfsburg West's good customer service side came through and they dispatched a replacement set by FEDEX. I think that my somewhat abrupt response of "that's not good enough" to their initial comment might have helped spur them along. Hopefully I'll finally see these parts next week.
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Post by tony on May 16, 2016 21:02:47 GMT -8
I'd say that is pretty amazing service by WW considering they probably did nothing wrong.
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Post by CrazyBrit on May 16, 2016 21:30:43 GMT -8
Yes, their service was great, once he got past his initial attitude. As the customer, I think it is reasonable to expect to receive the goods that I have purchased. They will now claim against the USPS. As the vendor, they are still responsibilible for providing me with the goods I have paid for.
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Post by tony on May 16, 2016 22:16:21 GMT -8
wow
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Post by busaddict on May 17, 2016 9:07:55 GMT -8
Keep the faith CrazyBrit
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Post by CrazyBrit on May 17, 2016 17:26:00 GMT -8
Keep the faith CrazyBrit I've been trying! ☺ I think I've actually been quite patient with them. I ordered the parts six weeks ago and yesterday's call was my third to find out where my parts were. I want my bus on the road!
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