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How about magnetising it, like a screwdriver bit? Or would it stick inside the case when you want to remove it? Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Wolfe" <russw@classicvw.org> To: "Type3" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 3:07 PM Subject: Re: Governor o-ring (was:Re: [T3] Passed test - good and bad news) > On Mon, 2005-05-30 at 07:25, Daniel Baum wrote: > > > The pinion is extremely loose - I don't believe that my meddling was > > > responsible; it must have been like this for years. I'll try Russ's > > > suggestion of using a center punch to make the hole narrower. My local > > > tool shop did not have one in stock this morning - they should have it > > > tomorrow and I'll let you know how I get on. > > > > Not a success. There is now a distinct dimple in each of the flats around > > the end of the governor, and the pinion is still completely loose - it just > > drops in and out. > > > > The only thing I can think of is if I can somehow make the pinion wider, > > rather than the governor narrower. What if I were to put a blob of solder or > > epoxy putty on each side of it and then knock it in? or wrap it with > > something? > > > Once it is in place, it can't fall out. I would try a spot of epoxy to > hold it. If it comes loose after it is in there, it will not hurt > anything. > Just remember how it is if you ever have to pull it back out, and remove > it gently. > > -- > Russ Wolfe > '71 FB AT > '66 FB MT > '64 T34 (not running) > '65 T1 (not running) > '05 KIA Sorento SUV > russw@classicvw.org > http://www.classicvw.org > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >