Re: [T3] Torque converter bolts

["Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>]

<x-flowed>Thanks Phil and Jim for the info.

I'll take the bolt part number to VW and see what they say. If not, I'll get 
the M8x12mm bolts. Someone really did a hack job on mine - it had one 15mm 
bolt, one 17mm one, and one broken one. It's amazing that it worked like 
that.

BTW - the old seal was obviously very worn - the sealing lip was flat. It 
looks like this was our culprit.

As for the drive plate; mine is presumably an early one. I don't think there 
was a part number on it. Here it is:

http://www.type34.info/album/Engine%20Work%20August%202005/slides/08%20-%20Drive%20plate.jpg


Daniel




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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:59 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Torque converter bolts


> On 14 Aug 2005 at 21:03, Daniel Baum wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know the size of the bolts that hold the torque converter to 
> > the
> > drive plate? I know they're M8, but I don't know the length. Mine only 
> > had
> > two bolts (one had broken off), and they don't match. . .
>
> Interesting. It looks like different bolts were used in different years.
>
> Up thru '70 they used a DIN 933 bolt M8 x12, with an M8 wave washer.
>
> Starting in '71, they used a special bolt, which I'll bet has a locking 
> hex
> washer head and is used without a separate washer. It is # 003 323 699, It
> might be worthwhile seeing if this is still a good part # at your dealer.
>
> While looking this up, I also noticed that the drive plate is # 311 105 
> 323C,
> which means that there were at least 4 different versions of the drive 
> plate,
> all superceeded into this one. I wonder what they changed; I've never 
> noticed
> any differences, but I really never had more than one to inspect at a 
> time.
>
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