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On 5 Aug 2003 at 14:23, Phil Millwood wrote: > As the show wound down, I figured I'd take a look at the starter > problem. I checked connections at the dash and all was good, voltage > was good, etc. I crawled underneath and wiggled the + side of the > solenoid- felt good. I grabbed the - side and snap. I've got the > bolt in hand along with a handful of plastic from where the thing > broke into a dozen pieces. I did NOT grab it that hard. Can I buy > just the solenoid? Does anyone have an extra? Any Bosch VW 6V solenoid will fit and work. They are probably still available new, but I suspect that there are good ones easily to be found on junk 6V VW starters. > I was taking a left turn that came upon me faster and steeper than I > expected- so I began to brake. When I did this, a wheel began to > shimmy and shake. So badly that it felt like I was about to loose a > rim. I let go of the brakes and straightened out- the shaking > stopped. I repeated this later (not as dramatic) and it occurs ONLY > on left turns. I'm thinking wheel bearings? My first guess would be a loose set screw for the sway bar, but I don't know why this would only affect L turns. Wheel bearings are readily available, and you should be able to inspect the outer ones rather easily. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org