Crown manufacturing shift fork adjust fixture

[M. Notary]

VW 294 Is there an insert or a spacer for the bigger pinion bearing? Looks like it needs a spacer instead of the the insert used for the four bolt small bearing.

To clarify.. I added spacer for the bigger (later model) pinion bearing, just a spacer between the head of the pinion bearing and the fixture. It seems to have the same clearance in the fixture as the insert for the smaller pinion bearing.

[madmike]

Yea their is a 'Ring' adaptor that goes with it
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Which fixture are you talking about? Can you post a pic? The VW 294 is only for use with the early 4 bolt bearing. Those are the only ones from Crown I’ve seen. The VW 294B is the fixture that has the hole the bigger bearing fits in without any adapter. Then you use an adapter when using a 4 bolt bearing. If it looks like the VW 294 fixture below, it’s not able to be used for the late bearings.

[madmike]

Here's Mine, I just cocked it so u can see it,,,if your ring is missing? you can have one made at a Machine shop

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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works"

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[M. Notary]

Madmike.. is there a spacer for the big bearing? I have the small bearing SLEEVE you show. Without the sleeve there needs to be a SPACER because it pulls the big bearing too far into the fixture. I wonder if Crown was out of business by the time the big bearing arrived? If I machine a spacer, that thickness needs to be the correct dimension. That sets the bearing in the fixture because it will set the adjustment of the shift fork on the pinion side (1st and 2nd).

[madmike]

No clue about the big bearing spacer?, I picked this Jig up in a yard sale
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works"

[Deweyoop2]

Does anyone have a copy of the original instructions that came with the crown manufacturing jig? I just got one and the original instructions look like they sat in a rat nest or something its all holely and is barely readable

[madmike]

I don't have one ,sorry
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works"

[easy e]

@Deweyoop2
I noticed you were looking for the manual. I have it… scanned… Everett uploaded it to the site:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/Crown...ctions.pdf
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