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On 04/22/97 20:23:41 you wrote: > >>From: stans4@ix.netcom.com > >>On the ones I saw, the spacer/shim was fastened in more or less >permanently, at least it didn't move when I pulled the dist. drive out(what >I was looking for in the first place). Went through more than one case, a >lot of drive gears were in bad shape. Out of a stack of about 20 cases, I >saw maybe 6 that had the thick shim. Of course, with the condition of those >engines, maybe they'd gotten welded in there from no oil, I don't know. > >My experience with this is limited, because I have always feared dropping >washers into the case, hence avoided doing this whenever possible. >Nevertheless, I have done it several times and the washers have always >stayed in the case (whew!) Those were all thin ones; I'm sure a thick one >would be heavy enough to always stay put. > >If all yours stayed in the case, wouldn't it be hard to tell if they were >the thick ones? > >Jim > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Melissa Kepner Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org jadney@vwtype3.org > Laura Kepner-Adney > Madison, Wisconsin > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The junk cases I was dealing with were already split, guys had scavanged the cranks and core con-rods, just had left the dist. drives in place and(sometimes) the distributors. Easy to see the shims then, plus whatever was left. Like I said, these were some very sad former engines! From the looks of the sludge, I don't think one of them had an oil change since their first owner. Hence the remark about the thick shim being stuck in by other means than staking. Had a real time of it cleaning up the drive gear on the one I finally picked up. I've always found that by stacking the shims on a suitable socket extension and then sticking the end of it so that it is centered in the bottom drive bearing, I can let go of the shims and they always end up where I intended. A little grease on the bottom one to stick it in place doesn't hurt. I also don't like messing with the drive shims with the engine together, just have to be very, very careful and have steady hands. Haven't dro! ! pped one yet.