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Re: [T3] If it's not one thing...


On 26 Jul 2005 at 0:17, garrett morganIV wrote:

> It seems the metal bar that acts as a truss for the back half of the motor has
> cracked in two and my motor is hanging about 3" lower on the right side. The
> hangers that hook onto the body are both fine, just the flat bar that goes
> under the motor is broke. Has anybody ever heard of this happening? Is it
> possible to pull that broken support out and weld it without pulling the
> whole motor?  

You can support the engine from below and then remove the pulley & housing 
together, then split the fan housing, remove the fan and housing, and then the 
rear mount crossbar.

There's a chance that you can just weld the crossbar back together, but I'm 
very surprised that it broke. It makes me wonder why it broke; perhaps someone 
modified it rather foolishly. I modify them to clear full flow oil filter 
connections, but I'm careful to leave large radii in the cutouts so there is 
not a bad stress riser there.

I have good used crossbars here if you think replacement might be a simpler 
option.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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