[T3] Dist trigger points?

[William Jahn]

This is the classified photo of the NOS Bosch trigger points

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2467652

 The set Tram set is identical.

On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 5:05 PM William Jahn <willjahn975 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The set Tram set me is Bosch. I'm certain I found photos on Samba
> classified sellers in the UK. Tram doesn't have knock off  parts.  The
> other set has black plastic rubbing blocks , the one with the wear on the
> plate which is bent up at the ends.
>
>  I was able to get the rust off with a toothpick.
>  Any suggestions on the type of oil for the pivots? I'm not sure if there
> is a metal sleeve inside the fiber rubbing blocks or if it's just fiber and
> the metal washer on top and looks like a large red fiber washer at the base
> end.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 3:39 PM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
>> On 11 Sep 2022 at 15:09, William Jahn wrote:
>>
>> > Jim :
>> >  Does it look like both sets are Bosch?  I don't know if the wear on the
>> > set that was in the used 73 dist I got was from that dist because that
>> dist
>> > does not have much up/down play . I have not taken it apart to know if
>> the
>> > upper shims in the trigger cam are worn.
>>
>> Oddly, Bosch did not put their logo on any of these. Yours both look like
>> Bosch to me, but I can't say for sure.
>>
>> >  The set Tram sent me has a bit of rust on the face and back side on the
>> > one side , it's on the metal part where the point contacts are . I got
>> most
>> > of it off using a toothpick. I just don't want rust getting in the lube
>> on
>> > the cam. I don't know a better way to do this. Should the pivots be
>> lubed ?
>>
>> I oil the pivots and put grease on the cam and rubbing blocks. You could
>> try
>> a small wire brush for the rust, and maybe add some oil or grease on the
>> rusty areas to prevent future rust.
>>
>>
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