Generator brushes, 71 beetle

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Generator brushes, 71 beetle

Post by deschutestrout » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:17 pm

Hey. Changing brushes on my beetle. Does the generator turn to access the bottom one that is a PITA to get to? I've loosened the bracket ... but seems to be bolted in somewhere in back (front) under tin. Any tricks or do I stand on my head, click my heels three times and hope for the best? Thanks.
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Post by hambone » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:21 pm

There are 4 bolts around the perimeter of the circular fan shroud in FRONT of the generator. The lower 2 are tuff to get to.
I think most people replace the lower brushes without rotating the generator. I did mine with engine out of bus.
If you do try to rotate, be sure to rotate it back to the exact spot. There is a cooling flap inside the shroud that must line up properly.
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Post by Vdubtech » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:52 pm

WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?

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Post by Amskeptic » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:55 pm

Vdubtech wrote:WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
It's not.
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Post by Vdubtech » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:04 pm

Amskeptic wrote:
Vdubtech wrote:WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
It's not.
Colin WTF PhD MSW


Oh yes, but it was. I saw it. :geek:

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Post by Amskeptic » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:14 pm

Vdubtech wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:
Vdubtech wrote:WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
It's not.
Colin WTF PhD MSW


Oh yes, but it was. I saw it. :geek:

. . . about the generator brushes, did you get them in, Mark?
Colin

(um, no you didn't, :cyclopsani: hey VITO, DIS GUYZ SEZ HE SAW SUMPIN, GET DA CADDY OUT CLEAN UP ON AISLE hold on, wun, too, tree, whatizzat, five? SIX)
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Post by deschutestrout » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:40 pm

Amskeptic wrote:
Vdubtech wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:
Vdubtech wrote:WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
It's not.
Colin WTF PhD MSW


Oh yes, but it was. I saw it. :geek:

. . . about the generator brushes, did you get them in, Mark?
Colin
Yeah, they're in. That bottom one is a total pain in the ass.

Absolutely true, but I will happily do the brushes in a bug over a bus.
Glad you got it done, add it to your increasing body of knowledge.
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Post by hambone » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:52 am

How did Colin respond in your post? Weird. It begins.
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Post by skin daddio » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:00 pm

i did brushes last autumn on my 68 doublecab. i found the job trying my patience, but i got smart using a 2"x3" mirror positioned just right, along with a med-short screwdriver. something to think about when the engine is pulled.

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Post by deschutestrout » Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:12 pm

Yeah, all that and I added a tiny glob of RTV to the screw / brush connector to keep everything from falling apart when my screwdriver made initial contact. Still a pain in the ass. But oh what a feelin' when my screwdriver made 3/4 of a revolution and the 1st thread was in :cheers: Glad I won't have to do that for another 10 years. (actually, the last pair lasted about 14 years...yeah, had this car for a while :flower: )
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