Greetings All!

Well, the Financial Gods have finally showered some filthy lucre down on my garage, and I at last have some Portraits of Ben Franklin with which to obtain a decent BW35 tranny for my long-crippled '71 164 with column shift.

So far, the search has been in vain. The standard answer is, "Boy, those are really getting hard to come by. Better plan on a rebuild of yours."

The National Parts Hotline only found some at a yard in Maine, and they won't ship to Arizona. The Revolvestore in Tucson has nothing.

DETAILS: This BW35 is British-built, sometimes called the "Letchworth type." The neutral-safety switch is mounted horizontally. The tail-shaft housing is the short, stubby type--not the elongated, pointy version. The ID plate is blue-colored. HOWEVER, with some tinkering (and a smokin' price), I might utilize one of the later green-plate (floor-shift) units, with vertical NS switch.

ATTENTION, FYI in Tucson: didn't you go through this same search last summer? Can you give me any guidance?

ATTENTION, Fidel & Niel: see the question I have added to Fidel's post of February 25th.

All help appreciated.

Garyinnes164@hotmail.com

Hi, this is Zig from Germany.
I gave one to a friend of mine and I know he is not using it. He would give it away for free, but I guess the shipping will cost a fortune. If you can`t find any let me know.
Rgds.
Zig

Thanks, someone on this forum is actually interested in obtaining parts from outside the US! Here is a replay from www.scandcar.com in Denmark, regarding the plastic bush between the horizontal arm from the transmission and the 90 degrees translator/hinge/thingy: "this our nr 381704 Eur 6,60/oc (bushing)". That's about US$8.25 for the bushing. Just e-mail Sjef Spijkers at Scandcar, he is very helpful. But best is if you look up the Volvo part number or send a photo, because English is his second language. I always e-mail him a page from the parts catalogue. They may not have all the arms, but they do have the bushings to rebuild arms. So far the only part that they could not supply is the rubber boot for the ball joint of the BW35 coloumb selector. They have helped me in every other regard.

Regarding postage in general, he will quote on express air mail and standard surface mail. The price difference is about a factor 2, but if it is a smallish parcle then the mail company will usually ship it air mail even if you paid for surface mail. For small items, it will be shipped in an envelope.

Scandcar is located amongst the companies that made parts for the old Volvos, and often they even still have access to the original templates and tools.

Hi Niel,

Thanks for replying, but #381704 is NOT the bushing I'm referring to.

However, I will contact Scandcar about the possibility of obtaining the correct piece.

Gary

Hey bud, it is your lucky day, I have 5 or six BW35s my PH# 208 573-2925 I am in boise Idaho, call am we will work out a price and shipping.