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Subject: Re: [T3] [T-3] CAM GEAR SELECTION/MATYCHING , GOOD INFO FOUND > > How do you check the fit? place the crank, lubricated new main & > cam bearings, and cam in the left case half with the timing marks > aligned properly. Turn the crank slowly in the direction such that > the gear teeth at the mesh point are rising out of the case half. > Turn the crank slowly thru 2 full revolutions; if the cam lifts out of its > bearings at any time then the cam gear is too large and is binding. > > > You want to use the largest gear that doesn't bind at any point. > Good to see someone besides the dealer mechanics know how to do this. Or do the dealer mechanics still know how to work on the AC engines? Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe