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On 5 Mar 99, at 16:14, Stan Schaefer wrote: > The T4 handles swapped right across, only the > latch operators had to be swapped for T3 parts. T4 handles have a > longer "trigger" part, which I like better than the old T3 handle. These are just late handles. Type 3s got these in 72 or 73. > One thing to do while you've got the > cylinders out is to change the o-ring seals, most have gotten hard or > gone to powder, so it'll help keep your locks from freezing up if you > just get some cheap o-rings from the hardware store and replace them > all. Lube well before reassembly. I just buy the replacements seals from VW, as they are somewhat special. I never thought of an O-ring, what size? The little 1/16" ones? What did you use as a lubricant? Next time I have to go inside one of these I plan to drill a hole out the low side of the cylinder cavity so it can drain. I suspect that a lot of freezing problems will go away once the water has somewhere to "escape" to. Several years ago I saved my next door neighbor $400 for a new Honda wiper motor by taking it apart and pouring the water out of it. Then I drilled several judiciously placed holes in the assembly so that the water that got in would not be trapped. >From the factory, that motor lasted 4 years before the dealer announced that it was shot and would have to be replaced. After I rebuilt it for $40 it is still going after 8 additional years. The funny thing is that my neighbor would have just let the dealer install a new one except for the fact that there were n"ÿTavailable in the US at that time. All the Honda distributors were backordered! I wonder why? ;-) Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe