[tcb] Re: Technical Question Alert!
- From: Conrad Klahn <conradk@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 22:03:57 -0600
Sammie,
I think there is a limit to the number of right answers you can have. :-)
This was a good puzzler. Thanks for letting us play along!
Conrad
> On Dec 16, 2014, at 9:13 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> So what do I win for suggesting the first correct answer Ronnie?
>
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> On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 6:24 PM, Ronnie Hughes
> <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> Changed the alternator strap tonight and adjusted the fan belt. Drove down
> the road a few miles and that was it.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.
>
> Back on the road.
>
> Ronnie
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>
> From: Fred McDonald <texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 2:09 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Technical Question Alert!
>
> I had a very similar Problem, turned out to be the Pulley, it was a cheep
> aftermarket part, not perfectly round and created a wobble, wasn’t noticeable
> at idle.
> Replaced the alternator pulley with real VW part & problem vanished.
>
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> From: mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 9:36 AM
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Technical Question Alert!
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> One more related item I might add: recently I had a fan rubbing problem. Same
> fan/alt/everything. Just replaced the stand gasket. Turns out the aftermarket
> stand stud holes are drilled out a little big, and that prevented if from
> lining up properly. I loosened everything, tightened the strap, then
> tightened the stand nuts and it fell I to place properly.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 15, 2014, at 9:32 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>> The fan shroud is (normally) rather securely bolted down and will (normally)
>> hold the alternator/generator in place all by itself. However, the strap
>> "really" holds it down securely. It is possible without the strap in
>> place at all (Ronnie's situation) and with a fan that is turning really
>> close to the shroud it is possible that it could move enough to make contact
>> and would make a noise maybe like Ronnie was hearing. When he depressed the
>> clutch or coasted in neutral the engine is only idling and as a result with
>> no load on the fan/alternator the noise stopped. It's possible, VWs are
>> unusual animals sometimes, confounding the best of VW gurus.
>>
>>
>> On Monday, December 15, 2014 8:53 PM, Shirley Clark <txvwbuslady@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>>
>> okay, if hold down strap breaks, only thing holding alternator in place is
>> doghouse, right? the other end of the alternator is the belt pulling
>> downward kinda toward the crank, right? wow, did the doghouse keep the
>> alternator from coming off the stand? hope the new strap fixes everything.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Ronnie <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I bought one at kermits today and will try it one night this week.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 15, 2014, at 5:30 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
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>>> Did you try it again after replacing the alternator hold down strap. It is
>>> possible it was moving around enough to allow the fan to touch the shroud.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, December 15, 2014 10:20 AM, "dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>>> <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Gland nut.
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ronnie <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sun, Dec 14, 2014 4:11 pm
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Technical Question Alert!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I changed the oil in the tranny and reduction boxes a couple of weeks
>>> ago. The transmission oil looked good but I could see a little brass
>>> in the RGB's if you looked at oil in the sunlight.
>>>
>>>
>>> The engine was rebuilt by Kermit before I installed .
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Dec 14, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Bbauer2000 <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
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>>>
>>> Thrust bearing in motor. How long ago was the motor rebuilt? What was
>>> the end play? Was the case cut?
>>>
>>> On Dec 14, 2014, at 3:53 PM, "Ronnie Hughes"
>>> <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx"
>>> for DMARC) wrote:
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>>> I didn't try kicking it into neutral.
>>>
>>>
>>> Just if you are going along and push the clutch in the noise stops.
>>>
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>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>> From: Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 3:50 PM
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Technical Question Alert!
>>>
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>>> It rumbles when you are rolling in neutral?
>>>
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>>>
>>> From: mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 3:16 PM
>>> To: Tcb
>>> Subject: [tcb] Technical Question Alert!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Okay, I drove my bus a couple ofhundred miles this weekend and when I'm
>>> cruising down the highway I can hear alow roar or rumble. If I coast
>>> it continues, but if I push the clutch init stops.
>>>
>>> I replaced the clutch, throw outbearing and pressure plate when I was
>>> rebuilding the bus so they only have a few1,000 miles.
>>>
>>> I replaced the rear transmissionmounts, but not the fronts.
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Ronnie
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