The Vanagon Dictionary

A reduction box is a component that reduces the speed of the output shaft.

• transmission
• drivetrain

Process of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions

• emissions
• exhaust

type of rear axle nut and reduction box design

• axle
• reduction

Additional gear boxes used on swing-axle VW Buses to reduce transmission gearing

• gearbox
• swing-axle

Term referring to the smaller rear axle nut and reduction box design used in pre-1964 VW Buses

• bus
• vw

A vehicle produced in Australia from 1965 to 1968, using the Beetle engine and floor pan with Bus trailing arms and reduction boxes.

• australia
• beetle
• bus

Any Volkswagen Transporter from 1949 to 1967, characterized by a split (two-piece) windshield and rounded body contours. all were powered by beetle Type 1 engines and all had 'reduction gears' on the half-axles. known also as T1 Transporters . This term is also used by VW SA for the present 5 Cyl. (Vanagon-style) van without exclusive options.

( Constant Velocity Joint ) One of the small circular devices at an end of an axle on a bus . Buses , Vanagons , and EuroVans have four of these, while the Syncro Vanagons have a total of eight. These are necessary to allow the axle to move up and down while still turning to propel the car. the joints need to be keep greased to function properly. when they are worn, they make a knocking-noise that strikes fear into the hearts of bus owners everywhere. Microbuses do not have CV joints, but use a 'swing-axle' and reduction gear box instead.