[T3] '67 squareback, with every little thing wrong.

[fess <fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org>]

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Ok, so my nightmare is continuing.

I got one big interesting problem. Would love to how anyone else would  
deal with it.

[ I can hear myself back before I bought the car saying, you don't want  
to get involved in a big engine, and a new car
at the same time. ]

summary: '67 square, 2275cc Engine, new rancho tranny.

this is how it's gone,
after getting the car home. [ ~90 mile drive. ] and driving it the next  
day.
I started hearing a screeching noise, when shifting into gear.
the guy who supplied the tranny [ steelbuggin.com, also built the motor  
] to the previous owner, thought it was not the tranny,
but the throwout bearing, and I should have a look.

I couldn't do the pulling of an engine. [ time, space not there right  
now. but working on getting space, by selling stuff in the garage]

I believe I've found a good  mechanic. He's very helpful, clear. Sounds  
like the listees.
Mechanic drives it, thinks it's either the gland nut or the thrust  
bearing. Also thinks there's
a lot of chatter in the clutch.  I have mechanic drop the motor.
it's the gland nut. It's destroyed needle bearings are everywhere. He  
doesn't think it was ever greased.
new tranny's drive shaft needs to be smoothed out some.

It's up, he calls me down to show me all the _other_ stuff he's found.

Tranny is leaking. [ as per other thread. ]
Fuel line is run outside the car. [ I'll take care of this later. ]
Parking break cable guides are too short.  [ rear disk brake kit was  
probably for a bug, not sure what to do here]
Needs a new throw out bearing.
Tranny mount is poorly installed, studs driven half way out the back,  
nuts barely hanging on. other nuts loose.
Bowden tube is too short.  One of the reasons for the chatter.
Has a solid [racing?] clutch with no springs.  He says racers believe  
it's stronger, but for street he recommends I get the one with springs.
several other small things.

Ok, I have him replace the tranny mounts, throwout bearing, clutch,  
gland nut, etc.

This car has an Empi "Kafer Cup" style traction bar kit on it.  pretty  
neat looking thing.
previous owner got it from ISPWest.

   
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? 
ViewItem&rd=1&item=7918010879&category=33592&sspagename=WDVW

It mounts on the topside, by extending the bolt for the shock mount,  
and putting that bracket on there.

the bolts on mine are the wrong thread, and have been wedged in, to the  
captured nut, in the frame of the
shock mount.
one manges to come out, and to get re tapped.

unfortunately
the other nut is spinning. can't get the bolt out.  This nut is in the  
frame.

so now I'm really in a quandry.  This little problem, is a big problem.

The mechanic  is contemplating cutting a hole in the frame, to get at  
the nut
on the inside.  but worries about it disturbing the structural  
integrity. m

I'm considering trying to get the whole bit of frame assembly. ( jeez. )
I believe it actually all unbolts.  can anyone confirm that?

I would love any thoughts anyone has as to the structural integrity of  
cutting
that part of the frame.

and if anyone's got a junk shock tower appart that they want to cut open
and see how the nut is prevented from spinning, and take pictures.
one solution I thought was we could drill small holes and do some  
surgery
with some punches to get the nut to stop spinning again.  small holes  
are better
than big hole.  but that would definitely require knowing what's inside  
there.

Still, I love my new car.
and except for this last big issue. I was happy to have a good idea of  
the
state of everything on the car, even though it needed repair.

this last one, though is a tough one.

--fess








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