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Jim Adney wrote: > I suspect it would, but you should also be able to check the roundness > rather > >easily, both in the as-new part and the worn part. > > > Yeah, I'll need to get a nice set of vernier calipers first. :) >Can you make yourself a new set of brushes? > > Possibly, but at issue is the fact that to get the end cap off the motor, you need to saw off the top. The top of the can is compressed very tightly on top of the cap. It isn't a series of crimps, it's one long continuous crimp. It would be like uncrimping the top of a beer can, and then crimping it back together. >How hard would it be to add a real filter to the inlet? > > > Not especially feasable. The inlet is about a 3/4" x 1/4" tube, and the inlet screen fits onto here by compression. This fuel pump is one of those in-tank pumps that is meant to be thrown away when it breaks. I wish it were repairable, but all you can really do with these is perform an autopsy when it dies. Of course, VW charges $300 at the dealership for it, and I frankly don't have the time to do the research to find a suitable substitute. I would need the big Bosch (or VDO, which is the OEM for this pump) book of fuel pumps to find one that matches specs and orifices. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~