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On 27 Jul 2005 at 23:59, Parker-Durost wrote: > The red light stayed off and the clicking VR went silent when I > replaced worn gen. brushes. Well, the clicking came back after two > weeks, though more subtle this time. I put the new VR in and it's still > clicking... What next? I can't seem the find the Gen. FAQ online (how > many times have I heard it offered by Jim...). My FAQ is on its way to you as I type this. > When I changed the brushes I did notice the commutator looked well used > (dirty and grooved). I haven't had a chance to get a voltmeter under > there yet. See if pushing the brushes down in their holders makes any difference. If it does, make sure that the brushes are free to move in the holders. They can get crud in them, or they can even get bent during clumsy rebuilds or brush replacements. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~