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« Reply #8 on Jan 4, 2009, 7:46pm » | ![[Quote]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/buttons/quote.gif) |
Thanks. I can't even begin to imagine taking it apart. I've seen and read about it in the manual, and it looks daunting. I remember the day after I got my DAF, I put it on blocks and put it in forward and ran it, and it ran fine....so I'm not even touching the insides. I'm still working on the outside; little rusty and grimy.
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« Reply #9 on Sept 2, 2009, 4:36am » | |
Here's a photo I thought you might be interested in.
This is a look inside the Primary Gearbox (and that's all it is...a gearbox) which controls forward, neutral & reverse.
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« Reply #10 on Oct 31, 2009, 12:06pm » | |
John,
Do you have all the info on the Variomatic Transmission?
What I mean is a parts list, how it all works....
The reason I'm asking is that a guy here in MA is offering me a Variomatic he has in his garage but would not even know where to begin with this thing.
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« Reply #11 on Oct 31, 2009, 5:19pm » | |
I do have all the factory information on the Variomatic here in my archives.
If someone is offering you one...GRAB IT!
Here's a photo showing what some of the parts & pieces are called-
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How it all works? Some of it is explained on the main website. If you need more you can give me a shout. 
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« Reply #12 on Nov 21, 2009, 7:40am » | |
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Wow...here is a specialty Variomatic for you to look at.
This is the "Super" Vario DAF used in the successful Formula race cars during the mid 1960's.
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« Reply #13 on Nov 21, 2009, 9:28am » | |
Now that's a vario! How did that fare up against the other Formula race cars? Where is that located? The DAF museum in Holland?
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« Reply #14 on Nov 21, 2009, 7:12pm » | |
I believe that racing car is in the Daf museum of Eindhoven.
I know Formula One is less popular over there than it is over here, but one of the teams, Williams, a few years ago designed a variomatic gearbox for their F1 car but it got outlawed before it was raced.
Hopefully this link below will work and prove interesting reading.
http://forums.autosport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t35121.html
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« Reply #15 on Nov 21, 2009, 7:25pm » | |
Thanks for that link Pete...it was interesting.
The DAF Variomatic raced in Formula 3 (which does not exist anymore) and was quite successful when it ran the circuits.
Rob Slotemaker was the main driver for DAF and scored high in a few notable races such as Monte Carlo.
The DAF Museum owns four of the famous Formula 3 cars now.
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