How to ID a VW trans and find a solid front mount...

[Joe Bob]

Looks like the front mount on the Speedster project has a torn rubber and it's the cause of the shudder and pop out....maybe.... of the trans in first and reverse.....

Anyone know where the ID # is on it? It's a four lug, 68-7x....or are they all the same?

Also, who makes solid mounts.....not like I care harsh it will be....

[ejm914]

early mount left... '73 and later on the right



get both of them here

a solid mount will eventually break the nose of the tranny... what you need is something like this

[Joe Bob]

Looks like the one on the right. Thanks.

[bryanf]

back in my old type I days (20 yrs ago....ugh) we would use what we called "tranny straps" (probably same thing that ejm914 is recommending) that strapped the tranny to the mounting forks to prevent excessive movement (i think there were two--one by the bell housing, one at the front) they had arubber interface to the tranny so they weren't as harsh as solid mounts but did a nice job of keeping everything in place when abusing a type I tranny...

[Joe Bob]

yeah I remember them....I also used to use an angle iron,,,,,ran under the motor with allthread running up the fenders skirts......instant traction bars.

[Conrad W Peden]

trans strap top right... http://cat.cip1.com/catalog.asp?pg=110

I did the same till I went to the Super Diff with a 2010 Type 1.. then it was a hunk of channel under the motor

[Joe Bob]

OK...it showed, I got all the bolts off, disconnected the shift linkage loosened the rear tranny bolts....the big 22mm ones and tipped the rear of the engine up.

I was able to pry the old crappy, torn MADE IN ******* INDIA mount out....can't seem to tip the trans down low enuff to get the front three studs into the front nose cone while clearing the two front studs that point down......

Any hints?

[rich]

That's a VW bug. Check the Samba..

[Joe Bob]

Screw the Samba....somebody here has gotta have old timer memory...I know I DO....just can't remember what I forgot...