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Subject:do our tranny's have 2 or 4 spider gears?
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Tue, 5 Jan 1999 14:50:03 -0500

i'm looking for a transaxle with gusseting/strengthening materials, and a
stronger gear set, and whatever else is needed to let the tranny handle
210 lb-ft of torque. i'm having no problems as of yet, but i have 205560
on the original tranny, and now i stuck in a hi-po engine...

so to get to the real question.... the people at rancho performance
transaxles said that my tranny had 4 spider gears and that it was strong
enough to withstand the brunt of my engine...... and then i talked to a
person from wp racing gears who said that i only have 2 spider gears and i
would need a strengthened 3-4 shifter and 4 spider gears and all this
other stuff, but i'm really really confused......

so if any y'all could help me out, i'd really appreciate it. oh eyah , and
what is a spider gear anyway?

Sudhir H. Desai          1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
desa4622@kettering.edu   sudhir_desai@geocities.com
ICQ# 17014903 & 8255956  http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889

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