[Vwdiesel] EJ's bounce

[Sandy Cameron]

>> One other item on removing the speedo.  Undo the retaining fastener and 
>> remove it to a safe location, prior to removing the grommit and cable
itself.  
>> The transmission has an amazing pull for those little fasteners.  They call 
>> the speedo hole "nirvana".  I know a fellow who dropped one in.  It was
Not me. 
>>  He thought to himself "It's such a small screw, what will it do?"  All the 
>> gears were toast before he even got it out of nuetral.


Gee, I've never had these kinds of problems.
Maybe I'm just paranoid careful.

I pressure wash the area around the speedo plug before even going near it,
to remove the sand and gravel that collects there. It's a natural shelf for
junk.

I agree the rubber seal is a piece of ****, I just picked up a fresh one
yesterday, along with a CV boot for my "project" diesel Carat conversion.

The CV boots are now made of some kind of hard plastic.
How long can that last???
What will our arctic winters do to them?

sandy