Generator brushes, 71 beetle
- deschutestrout
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Generator brushes, 71 beetle
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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- hambone
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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.
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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- Vdubtech
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WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
My '79 Westy Rebuild Thread:
http://itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?t=6073
http://itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?t=6073
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- Vdubtech
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Amskeptic wrote:It's not.Vdubtech wrote:WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
Colin WTF PhD MSW
Oh yes, but it was. I saw it.
My '79 Westy Rebuild Thread:
http://itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?t=6073
http://itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?t=6073
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Vdubtech wrote:Amskeptic wrote:It's not.Vdubtech wrote:WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
Colin WTF PhD MSW
Oh yes, but it was. I saw it.
. . . about the generator brushes, did you get them in, Mark?
Colin
(um, no you didn't, hey VITO, DIS GUYZ SEZ HE SAW SUMPIN, GET DA CADDY OUT CLEAN UP ON AISLE hold on, wun, too, tree, whatizzat, five? SIX)
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
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- deschutestrout
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Yeah, they're in. That bottom one is a total pain in the ass.Amskeptic wrote:Vdubtech wrote:Amskeptic wrote:It's not.Vdubtech wrote:WTF is this doing in the Type 2 forum?
Colin WTF PhD MSW
Oh yes, but it was. I saw it.
. . . about the generator brushes, did you get them in, Mark?
Colin
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.
Colin
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How did Colin respond in your post? Weird. It begins.
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- deschutestrout
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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 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 )
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