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On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 22:12, Jason Weigel wrote: > > > > Look closely at this 1969 Fastback: > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&&item=2429283845 > > I always wondered why VW left the rear shaft that goes in the dohnut (rear > motor shock) on the IRS later T3s? The body mount is gone but the shaft > remains, weird. Any takers? > That is the handle to hang onto when installing the engine.;=) NOT... It was left there, because when the engines were assembled, it may not have been known what it was going into. Some countries at that time were still using the swing axle, and they had to put a bolt in the hole anyway. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org