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>> but there might actually be magnets today that are strong enough to do this job.<< For incredibly strong magnets, see this website: http://www.wondermagnet.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:50 AM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] Distributor Drive Question On 9 Feb 2005 at 7:54, Steven Ayres wrote: > As for the distributor drive, you know you have to twist it a bit as it > comes out, right? It's engaged with the gear on the crank. Squirt some > lube in there, maybe get a bigger magnet. I gather you've already got > the shims out OK. I've never had any luck with a magnet, but there might actually be magnets today that are strong enough to do this job. Shims? (The shims are underneath the drive gear.) ;-) -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~