Re: [T3] rebuild woes

[Russ wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net>]

On Sun, 2003-08-10 at 20:42, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 10 Aug 2003 at 8:30, Rustad, James R wrote:
> 


> 
> I think SOME of the Lubriplate Motor Assembly Grease would be fine. I would not 
> fill the gear pump with it, however. All you need is enough to fill the 
> clearances at the edges of the gears so the pump will prime right away. 
> 
> I'd like to know how much Russ normally uses.
> 
I use enough to fill the gaps between the gears, so it will take a prime
immediately.
> 
> Most people never clean out the passages, but RIMCO offers an option to drill 
> and tap all the oil passage plugs so you can clean them. I believe Bob Hoover 
> has commented on the amount of junk that accumulates at the "corners" of some 
> of the passages. The time when this is most inportant is if you are re-using a 
> case that has been thru a catastrophic breakdown, where metal bits might have 
> gotten into the oil passages.
> 
I always flush all the oil passages with high pressure solvent and
water.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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