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Re: [T3] Fan Bolt


On 5 Aug 2003 at 17:54, Ken Simons wrote:

> Someone had put the little fan in with only ONE pin
> and RTV'd both sides of the washer to quiet it down
> untill a later date...Hence my delima...What is
> actually suposed to be there?...I have a bolt (not to
> bad of shape) one wavy washer (center hole seems to
> big) and the RTV'd washer with one pin...I'm pretty
> sure I can find both fans within the club..

Everything except the RTV sounds exactly as it should be. The one mistake that 
is commonly made here is tightening this bolt to the Beetle torque spec. The 
Type 3 spec is higher: 92 ft-lbs.

They often come loose if tightened to the lower Beetle spec.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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