Gear Early Type 1 Reverse Gear 15:40

WEDDLE RACING REVERSE GEAR, UPGRADED VERSION OF PART NUMBER 113-311-531-D FOR EARLY VW TYPE 1 TRANS, 15:40 TOOTH COUNT, FITS IN BRASS CRADLE, MATES TO 40T 1ST-2ND SLIDER. Heavy Duty Reverse Gears. Because of their small size, reverse gears have always been a weak point in VW gearboxes. To address this problem, Weddle Industries makes a complete line of heavy duty "Weddle Racing" reverse gears. These gears are manufactured to the very highest quality standards and offer a significant improvement over the original VW gears. Weddle Racing Gears are made from a proprietary spec high performance gear steel and feature computer aided tooth form design, precision machining, multi-phase heat treatment, and shot-peening, resulting in gears with greatly increased strength and fatigue resistance. Applications:Fits early VW Type 1 transaxles with the brass "cradle" style reverse shift fork. Requires upgrading to a late 40T 1st-2nd slider. Tags: 113-311-531-D, 113311531D