Re: [T3] auxiliary air regulator // ball bearing ?

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 5 May 2003 at 9:00, jim wrote:

> Is there a ball-bearing in the auxiliary air regulator (AAR)?  

No

> My car started to idle poorly on start-up, it wasn't getting that extra kick
> from the AAR.  So, I went to pull the hose from the AAR to the plenum/air box
> and found a ball bearing in there?!  It wasn't there this winter, the car warmed
> up fine in sub-zero weather.  

A ball bearing stuffed up a hose is a "standard" method for disabling a hose 
while not making it obvious. It has probably been there all along, but you just 
didn't discover it until now.

The only bearings in the AAR are 2 simple sleeve bearings.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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