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elpres Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2010 Posts: 321 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:38 am Post subject: A hole |
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Are there supposed to be a hole down there??
_________________ Jakob |
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germansupplyscott Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2004 Posts: 7093 Location: toronto
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:41 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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They all have the hole like that. I believe it's a feature of the machining process. In other words it's not there for any functional reason, just a by-product of how the end of the shift rod is manufactured. The hole doesn't go all the way through the part. _________________ SL |
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elpres Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2010 Posts: 321 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:44 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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germansupplyscott wrote: |
They all have the hole like that. I believe it's a feature of the machining process. In other words it's not there for any functional reason, just a by-product of how the end of the shift rod is manufactured. The hole doesn't go all the way through the part. |
Ok i see. I wondered if it was made from wear.. I’ll go on with the cleansing now. _________________ Jakob |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50351
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:58 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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The Vanagon has a similar socket on the side of the tranny. I drilled a small hole near the bottom so that I can occasionally pump some grease into the socket. Doing something similar on the Bay shifter might be a plus. |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22668 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:29 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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Whew. I thought this thread would be about me. _________________ .ssS! |
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airschooled Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012 Posts: 12727 Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:29 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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Funny, I thought this thread would be about Skills.
I always assumed it was a drain hole.
Robbie _________________ Learn how your vintage VW works. And why it doesn't!
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7107
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:35 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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Abscate wrote: |
Whew. I thought this thread would be about me. |
Beat me to it. Now I'm disappointed. |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 10:51 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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actually you are all wrong. That is where the rabbit goes and Alice follows. I am just not sure which side of it we are on right now. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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