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Cross Shaft Dementia_Help please!
Hallo!
I have a 1973 Beetle sedan non-Super. I ordered a cross shaft kit for it. I bought the BugPack 20 mm cross shaft kit, for a 1973 transaxle. I had to re-use the old cross shaft, since I had bought the wrong size cross shaft. The transaxle had a number on it. It started with 113 …. , so I thought it was a 1973 transaxle. It must be a 1972 or one of those mid-year change situations. But a clutch kit for a 1973 tranny fits perfectly. After attempting to install the new kit, I found that this tranny uses a 16 mm cross shaft kit. Anyway, like I said earlier, I had to re-use it since I had bought the wrong size cross shaft. I would have just sent off for a BugPack16 mm cross shaft kit delivered by 2nd day air but I didn’t want to have to wait. I also re-installed the old bush and the two rubber things inside it since I did not have a new bush on hand. Now, after I tighten the little bolt that holds the left bush in place, the cross shaft will not move. It moves again after I loosen the bush bolt a little. I think the rubber thing inside the bush is between the bolt and the cross shaft. I think if the cross shaft moves back and forth enough times, it will wear into place. Then the bolt can be fully tightened. Possibly I had just over tightened the little bolt. It is supposed to be torqued to only 7 ft. lbs. I plan to check it once a week. I only drive about 111 miles a month. I thought this would be OK to try until next year when I plan to practice removing and replacing the engine again. Do you think this will work? What do you recommend? Any help will be appreciated! |
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