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<x-charset ISO-8859-1>Hi all, End of problem. I managed to remove the plastic grip from the lever. It turned out the new handle is identical to the old one in every detail. I installed the button and then slipped the grip back over it. It _is_ marginally too short, perhaps by half a centimeter, but it is still perfectly usable. Pictures will be posted soon at http://photos.yahoo.com/dbaum0000. Of course, it still doesn't actually stop the car ;~) At the very least the rear shoes need adjusting, but they should probably be replaced. The pedal does stop the rear wheels, but I believe this doesn't mean much as far as the handbrake is concerned. I can't do the brake work yet; I don't have the parts or proper jackstands, so that will have to wait for another day. Regards, Daniel Baum '69' T34 automatic. > On 25 Jan 2002, at 17:47, Daniel Baum wrote: > > > There is one more unknown: I don't know whether my old lever, the one I got > > with the car, is the original one from the car. Is it possible that some > > time during the car's miserable life the original was exchanged for a Type 1 > > lever? How would I tell the difference between a Type 3 lever that has lost > > its plastic grip, and a Type 1 lever? > > I checked the microfilm, and it appears that some things were superceeded > and it is not possible to tell what was used over the years. My guess is that > the late change to the type 1 lever and grip shows up here as superceeding > the earlier style, so I can't be sure of the history. > > It looks like your best bet would be to just get a nice known type 3 assembly. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > </x-charset>