[T3] Shift coupler differences

[Soren Jacobsen]

On 12/15 08:18, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 15 Dec 2015 at 3:25, Soren Jacobsen wrote:
> 
> > On 12/14 21:10, Jim Adney wrote:
> 
> > > On 14 Dec 2015 at 15:28, Soren Jacobsen wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Now if I could just find a couple spare clips for the early coupler, and
> > > > maybe a better set of early rubber pieces (metal bushing instead of
> > > > plastic)...
> > > 
> > > The clips look just like the ones that are also used to secure the 
> > > anchors on the bottom end of the retaining cables for the back seat 
> > > bottom on the late squarebacks (or was it the earlier 
> > > squarebacks...?) Whichever it was, I think I have a couple.
> > 
> > Are you referring to the eyelet on the cable where it attaches to the
> > car body via a pin?  That was on later Squarebacks (the earlier ones
> > just use e-clips).  These are the same as the clip that holds the roller
> > wheel on the accelerator pedal lever (the piece that the throttle cable
> > attaches to).  The clip on the shift coupler is considerably larger,
> > unfortunately.  I do wonder if it shows up elsewhere in VW land,
> > though...
> 
> Some of the pivot pins in squareback rear door hinges have a similar 
> clip. Would those be the larger ones you're looking for? What's the 
> OD of the shift coupler pin?

Good idea!  I checked a spare set and unfortunately, they're smaller.
The hinges have 8mm pins, and the shift coupler pin is 10mm.  The clip's
narrowest dimension is 8mm, so I imagine that's approximately the size
of the groove in the pin.  My calipers are too wide to get in there.

> > Thinking about rear seat clips reminds me of another item I need: an
> > e-clip that fits the arms (parts list calls them pivot rods -- the
> > pieces that attach to the side of the car body) of the rear seat
> > backrest.  Most Squarebacks had pressed-in retaining pins that hold the
> > arms on, but early seats have a fixed rod sticking out and an e-clip.
> > Nice if you, for some strange reason, need to replace one of those arms,
> > but a drag if one of your car's previous owners lost a clip decades ago.
> > Anyway, I don't expect anyone to have one of these clips on hand, but
> > hey, there's a little bit of trivia for you all.
> 
> What's the diameter of the pin these fit on? I might have some that 
> would fit. Standard metric E-clips are also available from generic 
> sources, like McMaster-Carr, but you'd have to buy 50-100.

The OD of the backrest pin is 10mm.  Like the coupler, I imagine the
groove that the clip fits into is ~8mm.

Soren