Transmission, Starter & Axles - removal, checkup and reinstall

jayson.devries · 10 January 2011, 03:41

I just thought I'd post a running thread of pics of my transmission adventures.

Originally I hadn't planned to remove the transmission; I was just going to check a few things change fluid and then throw the engine back in. Well once I was under the car I noticed my CV boots were pretty well rotten so the axles had to come off. I figured a couple more bolts and I'd pull the whole transmission, clean it up and give it a thorough checkup. Not quite sure how far I'll go with it but I'll post pics along the way.

To start, all grimy and still in the car:

jayson.devries · 10 January 2011, 03:46

Still grimy but out of the car:

jayson.devries · 10 January 2011, 03:49

The cleaning has begun. Using Simply Green and every kind of brush I can find.

jayson.devries · 10 January 2011, 03:50

Almost done with the cleaning:

68autobug · 11 January 2011, 14:31

Very nice and clean...
Now... the BIG questions..??
what color will You paint the starter motor??
what color will You paint the gearbox??
what color will You paint the bottom plate?

I notice you have a drain plug in the plate...
all My drain plugs are in the gearbox bottom...
never actually noticed one in the plate before..
so they actually changed the gearbox and took the drain plug out...

I replaced the two axle seals in the gearbox... and the two plastic discs... only because I stuck a screwdriver in them to get them out..lol

Lee in Australia

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 18:10

Well Lee, there is no question that you have the most colourful Autostick in the southern (and northern) hemisphere.

But no worries, I have no plans to contest your title - I'm going for the "au naturel" look. However I do have some concerns about corrosion so I'll be (re)painting some parts and will likely fog or "RustCheck" the whole thing.

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 18:14

...and more dirty parts:

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 18:15

One of the four CVs was bad:

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 18:17

Bellhousing off:

Gotta replace the main drive shaft seal:

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 18:19

Looks like the clutch has been sitting a bit too long:

Time to replace it anyway (down to 7.2mm):

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 18:21

Axle flanges off so I can replace the seals:

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 18:23

Starting to get things cleaned and repainted... Lee, this should make you happy - I little bit of bling.

Front mount:

jayson.devries · 17 January 2011, 19:12

Just to give folks an idea of what's involved in this undertaking... your experience may/will vary.

In my case, so far this is what I'm replacing, where I'm getting the stuff, and roughly the cost:

1x   Sachs clutch 135 USD TheSamba.com Classifieds
1x   Release ("throwout") bearing 115 USD     TheSamba.com Classifieds
1x   Main drive ("input") shaft seal 15 USD eVWParts.com
2x   Axle flange seal 7 USD each eVWParts.com
1x   CV joint (OE) 60 CAD cip1.ca
4x   CV boots w/ grease 10 CAD each cip1.ca
2x   CV lock ring 1 CAD each cip1.ca
1x   Nose cone boot 7 CAD cip1.ca
2x   Rear mounts 9 CAD cip1.ca
1x   Pan gasket 8 CAD cip1.ca
1x   Torque converter seal 23 CAD cip1.ca
1x   RH12W vacuum hose 21 USD/meter Belmetric.com

1x   1" copper crush gasket for drain plug local
2x   oring for bellhousing studs local
1x   M20 spring lock washer for frame horn local
3liters 80W90W GL5 Hypoid gear oil local

...plus degreaser, cleaners, grease, paint, shipping, taxes, etc ...I'm up to about $500CAD
...plus beer, well let just say a bit more than 500

68autobug · 21 January 2011, 05:30

Quote from: jayson.devries on 17 January 2011, 18:23
Starting to get things cleaned and repainted... Lee, this should make you happy - I little bit of bling.

Front mount:

Holy Cow Batman....
look at that color...... Metallic too.... and I only have Gray ones...
so, Jayson, You have beat Me on front mounts.... lol
Excellent job...
axles are also easy too... and the clutch servo...
I'll have to be into the metallic colors now....

Those prices Jayson are the cheapest I've seen anywhere...

that ball in the CV joint was bad I use MOLY lithium based grease in CV Joints and anywhere else..

I see You are using Belmetric hose... Too hard to paint those... lol

cheers

LEE in Australia

jayson.devries · 31 January 2011, 02:04

New clutch disk and throwout (release) bearing arrived.

http://picasaweb.google.com/jayson.devries/1973VolkswagenSuperBeetle#5568142757956825682

http://picasaweb.google.com/jayson.devries/1973VolkswagenSuperBeetle#5568144494437797538

Old clutch (VW #001 141 031X) on the left, new one (SACHS #1864 241 003) on the right.

http://picasaweb.google.com/jayson.devries/1973VolkswagenSuperBeetle#5568142762971144530

I was surprised that the new SACHS clutch is only about 8mm thick. There was probably still a lot of miles in the old clutch but I figured I might was well replace it while I'm at it.

http://picasaweb.google.com/jayson.devries/1973VolkswagenSuperBeetle#5568148849326697858

New throwout bearing on the right (SACHS 3151 136 001) is identical to the original (left).

http://picasaweb.google.com/jayson.devries/1973VolkswagenSuperBeetle#5568143873407121666

http://picasaweb.google.com/jayson.devries/1973VolkswagenSuperBeetle#5568143881248227202