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On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 11:05, Everett Barnes wrote: > Has anyone ever replaced the shift rod guide in the center tunnel? > > Just looking for any helpful tips. > > I have removed the rod, drilled out the 6 spot welds, and removed the old > guide. Wow, what a pain to remove it. > > The old guide was damaged and could not hold the bushing correctly. > > Opinion on the replacement hangers available today? Crap like most repro > parts or ? I have an extra used hanger but quality new parts are always > nice. > > Does the new guide need to be spot welded in or can I solder it with my > plumbing torch? > > This is on a '63. > I have replaced them in Type-1's. VW recommends either arc weld or brazing it back in. I usually do braze with acetylene torch. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/