Re: Re: [T3]

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 8 Sep 2000, at 18:17, Tim Dapper wrote:

> How does the drop of oil on the felt pad, which I think lubricates
> the rotor cam where the points ride, keep the mechanical advance
> free? 

The shaft is in 2 pieces, so that the top piece can rotate with 
respect to the bottom one. The oil lubricates this junction.

The upper shaft is hollow and the lower shaft sticks up inside it a 
couple of inches. This long slip joint is what seizes up.

I think there is a good picture in the Bentley manual.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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