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| Author: | diamonddav [ Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
so the noise i heard last trip to haspin with nitro, rick and the boys wasnt a cv it was my reverse gear bangin around in there , so im gonna put this acorn in i have fresh out of a bus and abuse the piss out of it, im talkin climbin shit in reverse abuse  i'll let you know how it holds up, in the mean time its same old fixin shit! tryin to get it in by this weekend for either the dirty turtle or the bug farm! any bets on how long it will last!?
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| Author: | bige70chevy [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
diamonddav wrote: so the noise i heard last trip to haspin with nitro, rick and the boys wasnt a cv it was my reverse gear bangin around in there , so im gonna put this acorn in i have fresh out of a bus and abuse the piss out of it, im talkin climbin shit in reverse abuse i'll let you know how it holds up, in the mean time its same old fixin shit! tryin to get it in by this weekend for either the dirty turtle or the bug farm! any bets on how long it will last!?id be willing to bet it aint in by friday night! |
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| Author: | davehix [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
reverse will not take a beating in any vw trans except maybe a midshift. and personally i wouldnt beat on its reverse either. |
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| Author: | RaceBugg1098 [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
the acorn is just as strong as a regular 3 rib. The problem your going to see is that you cant fix'em if anything other than the diff gets broke. They dont fit in a regular trans jig. since it was only a half year part, there arnt parts (bearings and such) floating around for them. |
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| Author: | Rick [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
You might want to use the foward gears and leave reverse alone... |
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| Author: | nitro_mudder [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
Why do you want to trash it? Looking for practice at tranny swapping? |
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| Author: | A. Cole [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
Rick wrote: You might want to use the foward gears and leave reverse alone... True that. |
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| Author: | diamonddav [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
ok i was drunk when i wrote that but i dont plan on it being a permanent trans for my rail due to what racebug stated, about the jig and parts, but ive always read and heard that they were the weakest of the three ribs, and i am tryin to get rid of the weak links ! but figured for the couple of rides left for the year id test its strength, not so much in reverse  !!! im always careful in reverse , hold the shifter in and all, dont understand what happened to this trans, wasnt even in reverse that whole day. i knew enough to put it on the trailer instead of screwin everything in there up tho, once i figured out what it was. either way a little old tranny cant keep me down for to long  I"LL BE BACK 
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| Author: | jackson.ryan29 [ Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
Y don't u just sell that acorn cuz I'll buy it! The one have needs some parts and yes they r the weaker of the three ribs from what Jim at jims custom vw has told me there worth about 200 hunder bucks but if you want to sell it I'll buy it! |
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| Author: | darrell [ Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
there you go dave sell that one  add about 100 buy the one you want 
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| Author: | bige70chevy [ Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
hey dave...you get that tranny in yet? we supposed to ride saturday |
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| Author: | jesse [ Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
i ran one for 4 years and sed it hard with a big motor and 35 inch boggers cut to the cords and broke 2 difs over that time but nothing else and one time was cause i hit reverse trying to go into second
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| Author: | Wanted_Fugitive [ Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
LOL..Yep, I can't afford to trash nothing...I always need spare parts, plus its a good way to learn by trying to fix it. |
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| Author: | Eric DeBord [ Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
IMO< the acorn style is not nearly as strong as the threaded 3-ribs. 2 main reasons are: (1) the pinion bearing setup is a joke.. a snapring with three tabs is a poor setup compared to the threaded bearing. (2) the side diff bearing caps are a lot weaker then the threaded ones. |
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| Author: | bige70chevy [ Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
it will be spring before he puts it in..... |
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| Author: | diamonddav [ Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
not in a hurry now , im lookin for another tranny
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| Author: | bige70chevy [ Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
diamonddav wrote: not in a hurry now , im lookin for another tranny so i guess you wont be ridin till spring...or summer |
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| Author: | diamonddav [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
maybe maybe NOT I GOT PLANS 
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| Author: | bige70chevy [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: acorn 3 rib bout to get beat! |
diamonddav wrote: maybe maybe NOT I GOT PLANS well you missed ANOTHER good ride ...me n ray went down to farm and raised some hell....it was sloppy! climin shit in 2nd with it tached out! |
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