Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 21:04:32 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Clutch Pedal Click
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hey all right.
thanks for the site.
looks perfect.
ball bearing doesn't seem quite right or necessary to me,
but good solid oilite bushing ..
sounds real good to me.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch Pedal Click
> was thinking more along this
>
> http://www.oilite.com/bearings2.asp?type=oilite&subtypeid=2
>
> site shows pics on other pages. its bronze coloured, well after all
> it is sintered bronze.
>
> as to ball bearing type bearings, they would be nice, maybe a tad
> more work to make fit.
>
> either way, you'd have to bore out pedal hole, and maybe just to a
> press fit for the oilite bearing.
>
> I get the occasional squeak from that area on clutch pedal, bugs me
> and its kinda awkward to get the spray grease up there.
>
> alistair
>
>
>
> On 2-Jul-10, at 12:45 PM, neil n wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> bronze is not self lubricating, oil impregnated bronze, as in
>> Oilite, is
>> though.
>>
>> you can get plain bearings/bushing in that material in a range of
>> sizes, nd
>> of course can be machined for final fit.
>>
>
>
> Thanks Alistair. That makes sense.
>
> Maybe something like this?
> http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/230853593/oilite_Bushing.html
>
> Looks similar to what is used in the clutch housing (blind hole
> passenger side cross shaft bushing)
>
> Don wrote:
>
>> You could find a sealed bearing that fits the pin, then find a
>> small chunk of pipe for a bearing carrier. Drill the appropriate
>> size >hole in the clutch arm, weld in the pipe chunk, and press
>> the bearing in.
>
> Thanks. That would be great to do. Would out last the vehicle I'm sure!
>
> A quick look at this pic, and it seems one might need to add metal to
> arm to support the pipe/bearing
>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/530766.jpg
>
> Still, my guess is that even if one added material, that end of the
> pedal should clear whatevers near it.
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>
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> engines
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