Re: NOW Shock bolt [T3] check out this Fastback

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 26 Aug 2003 at 20:12, 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 "handle" is really handy when it comes time to install the engine in the 
car. Even though VW did this completely differently on their assembly line, I 
suspect that they found it similarly useful and continued it for the same 
reason.

The bolt thru it provides very significant support for the fan housing to the 
breather stand, so even if you were to leave off that "handle" you'd still want 
to put a bolt of some kind there.

There's also the point that VW still made a few swing axle type 3s, so they 
might have felt that this support was still necessary for those and they didn't 
want to have to keep the engine assembly process segregated at this point.  

Personally, though, I don't see any real utility to that rear support, so to me 
this is just a very convenient handle.  

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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