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Product development is a continuous process at Weddle Industries. Our design team is constantly searching for ways to make things stronger, function better or easier to install.
Heavy Duty Vanagon & 4WD Syncro Components
Keep your Vanagons and 4WD Syncros alive and running strong. Weddle Industries got our start in the 1970s building some of the first high performance VW off-road transaxles. We have decades of experience and expertise rebuilding and refining VW Bus, Vanagon and 4WD Syncro drivelines. Weddle Industries remains committed to providing the best and most innovative solutions for T3 drivelines. We stock both original factory NOS and heavy duty replacement parts from complete transaxles to bearings, bushings, gaskets, seals, o-rings, nuts, bolts, studs, plugs, washers, shims, spacers, circlips, snaprings, and other transaxle components.
Don't see what you are looking for? Call us at +1 805 562 8600 or email us.
Ring & Pinion Sets
We stock a wide range of R&P sets and ratios for VW Type 2. Looking for a specific ratio? Check here.
Reverse Gears
VW reverse gears are a notorious weak point. Luckily, we make all the common VW reverse gears as well as a couple styles VW never made. We also carry a full selection of spares for all the heavy-duty transaxle lines we support.
Heavy Duty Racing Gears
Weddle Racing Gears are made from a proprietary spec, fine grain vacuum-melt steel. All gears go through a special multiphase heat-treat and cryogenic process that greatly increases tooth strength and fatigue resistance. Finally, Weddle Racing Gears are deburred, shot-peened, and precision ground to combat fatigue and increase gear life.
Stock Gears
Stock gears to keep your rig running. We keep many new and good used factory gear sets in stock. Don’t see what you need? Give us a call, many of our used gears are not sold on the website.
Differentials & Spools
A 4-spider differential, or “super diff”, will add tremendous strength to your VW transaxle and there are many to choose from. This type of differential is standard equipment on most aftermarket off-road based transaxles. If you’re looking for more traction we also offer locker kits and the finest billet aluminum spools.
Diff Covers
We’ve seen the original equipment covers crack and break. Our Weddle Heavy Duty covers are precision machined to fit properly and run true, an improvement in strength over the factory unit.
Diff Gears
In a hard running car, differential gears will eventually wear out. You will only find new items sold on our ecommerce site but we stock many used spider and side gears, please call for availability.
Final Drive Flanges
Every transaxle has some sort of output flange, or final drive flange. We stock all the common VW Type 2 flange and CV joint combinations.
Other Final Drive
Oddball differential components: diff pins, center blocks, spider gear thrust washers, side gear thrust washers, roll pins, dowels, etc.
Sliders
Hard-to-find sliders, operating sleeves, dog-rings (used in dog change gearboxes) for VW Type 2 and Vanagon.
Shift Forks
A good used VW shift fork is tough to find, so we decided to make them. It's a good think we stock new VW Type 2 shift forks
Synchronizers
Brass synchronizer rings are a common replacement item in any transaxle. We have OE and aftermarket units are available for VW Type 2.
Shift Rails & Linkage
Worn components cause sloppy shifting. Get your shift mechanism running tight. We carry shift rails and linkage for a range of gearboxes from simple VW Type 1 to the complex precision Albins synchromesh.
Slider Hubs
Slider hubs are complex and often overlooked as a performance part. Weddle Heavy Duty Slider Hubs are premium components found in the hardest running vehicles.
Syncro Cones
A range of Synchro Cones for your VW Vanagon
External Housings
We stock all the common Type 2 transaxle housings as well as a few that are hard-to-find.