Date:         Mon, 4 Mar 1996 22:55:27 -0600
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From:         jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu (John Gladu)
Subject:      Re: [T1] Shifter couplings...

At 6:43 PM 3/4/96, pengi@cruzio.com wrote:
>Why not just buy a new one? They are not cheap and tou would not have
>the old one break at the worst time possible, Thats what always happens,
>isn't it?

The last one that broke on me was in '77 or '78, same Bozobus.  That was
the forward coupling.  Prior to that I didn't even know that they existed.
Back then I was still getting my parts from the dealer and I had a terrible
time finding one - and it was expensive.

So - you've given a good reason not to (price), and I've not broken one in
19 years and around 190,000 miles.  Besides, I've got at least a couple of
them in storage, if I could just find them...

But cleaning and rebuilding them would be the ideal answer - very little
expense and few hassles.

I could always hose-clamp a section of thick-walled reinforced rubber
tubing over the entire coupling - tough, cheap, easy, and pliable enough to
mimic the original...

Thanks for the reply (I haven't even started checking the ads or catalogs yet).

bcnu - Grungy
jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu
'61 dddPanel walk-thru  (The Bozobus) {or is it a '60?}
'89 Vanagon GL
'90 Vanagon GL
'68 & '69 Bugs          (Frunobulax & Bertha)