At 09:32 AM 1/16/2002, Bill Marshall wrote: >of it. BTW, the replacements you will find at junk yards are usually worn >out, too. I got creative and made my own out of a sheet of brass (a pain in >the brass). Best of luck. I think the part is only $10 or so from the dealer -- but if you're inclined that way you can get wonderful results by using the [worn-out but not destroyed] part as a template. Shape some thin "bronze" brazing rod to fit, silver-braze it to the remains, then file it flat. You'll end up with a much more substantial part than the original. Dunno if I can recommend the bang-for-buck though... david
-- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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