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On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 02:17, Parker-Durost wrote: > > It's been a long time coming, but today I dropped the motor and > pulled the transmission. > > We got the axles out and had a look at the wear. There's some bad > news in that one side gear is cracked, and one of that side fulcrum > plate is worn down nearly .010" and is cracked. However, the axle > spade might be usable. It has perhaps .002" uneven wear on one side > of the spade (the same side as the worn fulcrum plate). Is the axle > usable? I will call Transform Monday to find a source for a new side > gear and fulcrums. I know there are clearance requirements, but I > assume I could measure the axle spade and order fulcrums to fit. > One other thing. We broke off two 1/2" drives on the gland nut! > No we didn't learn our lesson the first time... What now? Worst case > is I borrow a truck and bring the whole thing to a shop with an impact > wrench. Is there some type of heavy duty breaker? The first tool was > a "Husky" with a 2 ft. handle. > I met a guy today at the VWFLAPS with a nice '67 Square. I hope I > passed along some wisdom about his front end shimmy. He needs to > ditch his Type 3 trailer hitch to clear his driveway, and I > volunteered to take it off his hands... > The spider gear is the same as a Type-1/early Type-2. So is the fulcrum plate. I don't know if you will be able to find NOS parts. The fit of these parts is not that critical. The most that will happen is a slight clunking noise when you go from forward to reverse. As for the breaker bar, rent a 3/4 drive from a rental store. The socket is 1 7/16". -- 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/