[Vwdiesel] need TBC hardware...any ideas?

[Will Taygan]

ETKA is the dealer's ElecTronic KAtalog.  Vagcat is a Russian site that
has ETKA online (have to register to get in), but it wasn't working for
me today.  Otherwise there's always a pile of illegal copies floating
around ebay and various bittorrent/download sites.  Use at your own
risk.

Busdepot and Worldimpex both pull from the dealers, so if the dealers
really can't get them, then the busdepot catalog is out of date (yes, it
happens - both for availability and price increases - I know from
experience, although busdepot will sell at cost if the price increases.
*Call* if you want to confirm availability/shipping times before
ordering.)

Will.

On Fri, 2010-07-02 at 13:53 -0400, Robert Downes wrote:
> thanks for the response, will!
> 
> 
> huh. how on earth can you tell what those parts are? i will certainly
> call them and see if they have what i need, i called several VW parts
> dealers but they were not one of them, i've also talked to several
> dealerships who told me they couldn't get them. i have no idea what
> EKTA is.
> 
> 
> thanks a lot!
> -bob
> 
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Will Taygan <william at taygan.com>
> wrote:
>         Old (metal) Timing Belt Cover:
>         
>         Here's the setup for the two stepped bushings:
>         
>         Screw http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=N0102186
>         Washer http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=N0116672
>         Metal Bushing
>         http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=056109135
>         Rubber Grommet
>         http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=056129669B
>         Washer http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=N0116672
>         Hex Nut http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=N01100636
>         
>         There's quite a few more parts, you'll need EKTA or a dealer,
>         but they
>         seem to be available?  (FYI: busdepot has parts and selection,
>         but is
>         slow on shipping)
>         
>         Will in Alaska
>         
>         
>         On Fri, 2010-07-02 at 05:26 -0400, Robert Downes wrote:
>         > Hello, list! first time poster here. I've had this little
>         problem for some
>         > time, hoping you volks can help me out:
>         >
>         > the vehicle: '83 vanagonL, '83 1.6TD from a quantum (CY
>         engine)
>         >
>         > the problem: i'm missing almost all the little spacers to
>         mount the timing
>         > belt cover. the rubber grommets are readily available, but
>         i've inquired far
>         > and wide about the metal bits to no avail.
>         >
>         > the story:
>         > the dude (supposedly he was a mechanic) who put the engine
>         in left a legacy
>         > of stupid little ...i'll call them learning opportunities.
>         the well-meaning
>         > friends of mine who got it from him tackled some projects,
>         decided they
>         > could not put the love into the van that it required,and
>         passed it on to me.
>         > they are not sure whether the hardware was there before they
>         had the timing
>         > done or not, but they exposed the belt themselves before it
>         went to the
>         > mechanic and no one made it clear to them that leaving the
>         cover off of
>         > these is not the best idea. by the time i got the van, that
>         hardware was
>         > looong gone.
>         >
>         > SO
>         >
>         > i would love to hear that someone here has a spare set on a
>         parts motor that
>         > they'd like to sell me, i would even be thrilled to have a
>         picture of the
>         > pieces and a description of where they go and how the cover
>         is properly
>         > mounted so i can make m'self a set. i tried stacking washers
>         once, but i
>         > couldnt get a satisfying result.
>         > my slow crawl up the list has brought me to the valve cover
>         gasket/check cam
>         > timing/replace timing belt/rebuilt injectors/fix internal IP
>         pressure/etc.
>         > phase, so i'd really like to protect my nice new belt.
>         >
>         > any advice/help is MUCH appreciated! thanks for being here,
>         guys! community
>         > is essential!
>         >
>         > -bob
>         
>         
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