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vw 1978 bus rear end
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:59 pm
by carlost2
who can tell me the gear ratio on a 1978 vw bus?
Re: vw 1978 bus
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:52 pm
by Marc
I can't say with certainty. Even if it still has the same trans it left the factory with, there are still 2 possibilities. Best thing to do would be to count turns on it. The R&P ratio choices are different for a Bus trans than for a Bug, but it's a fairly safe bet that 2nd is 2.06 and 3rd is 1.26...the procedure's the same as discussed here:
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=80760
Ratios:
http://web.archive.org/web/200905031128 ... /gears.htm
Re: vw 1978 bus rear end
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:12 pm
by Marc
Never mind, apparently it's an automatic. Someone else'll probably respond before I dig up that answer.
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic ... 0&t=137265
Re: vw 1978 bus rear end
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:16 pm
by carlost2
Thanks marc,
Re: vw 1978 bus rear end
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:38 pm
by Marc
Found something. Let's abandon this thread (the moderator can either lock or delete it) and use the other one if anyone has anything to add:
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic ... 0&t=137265
Re: vw 1978 bus rear end
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:17 am
by carlost2
Thanks marc,