[T3] Clutch Kit Recommendations
Jim Adney
jadney at VWType3.org
Sat Sep 12 15:18:09 PDT 2015
On 11 Sep 2015 at 19:02, Craigs List wrote:
> Verdict is in. Not good.
>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1402299.jpg
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> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1402300.jpg
>
> Looking for a short block now.
The photos aren't particularly clear, but they look like there may be
some metal shavings in there. It would be useful to know if the
shavings were steel or alum (magnetic or not.) In general, bits that
big, that look like shavings that come from some sort of machining
process, are probably not wear particles, but leftovers from machine
work that was not cleaned out particularly well before the previous
rebuild. Finding them in your sump, is not particularly troubling,
but if there were others that were small enough to get thru the
filter screen, they could become problems. If others were left behind
in the oil galleys, those would also be problems.
If these are machining particles, it's the ones you DON'T find, that
are troubling. If these are small wear bits, then, yes, they signify
something you should worry about.
Do you feel like taking the engine apart, just to clean and inspect
things? A "new" shortblock, may come with its own problems.
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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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