[T3] oil pump spec's

[Jim Adney]

On 28 Aug 2012 at 0:27, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 27 Aug 2012 at 19:58, Keith Park wrote:
> 
> > What should I see for Gear to housing clearance on a NEW Shadeck 
> > aluminum pump? Im seeing .003 and that seems a bit much. 
> 
> They vary a lot, but ideally they should be zero without the gasket, 
> so the thickness of the gasket becomes the running clearance.

I should add that you can get the clearance down to zero with a belt 
sander or a piece of plate glass with some wet/dry sandpaper on it. 
Do it with the gears in place, and the gears will stop the process 
once you reach zero. Try to keep things square.

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