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

[mark shepherd]

Thanks all,
My temporary ban seemed to be because I posted two links to Jpegs for the 
timing belt cover...
http://yfrog.com/17imgp9813j

http://yfrog.com/6ximgp9814j

Regards
Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Taygan" <william at taygan.com>
To: "Robert Downes" <bobdownes at gmail.com>
Cc: "vwdiesel" <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] need TBC hardware...any ideas?


>
> 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 really can't get them, then the busdepot catalog is out of date (yes, it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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