Veteran Spitmeister Robert Sykes writes:
>One other complication was the poor tolerances on the VB part.
>The hole that mates with the adapter was a good .02" oversize.
>I ended up having to use copious amounts of form-a-gasket-goop
>to fill the voids. Not a very elegant solution, but it doesn't
>show and it doesn't leak (yet).
Sounds like a pretty miserable aftermarket part Bobby. Two questions:
Does it look and mount like the old unit?
Does it work any smoother? Mine is so stiff I can only change the
setting when the engine is fully warm.
>Having gone through this exercise, I think I would try the TRF
>repair next time.
What this? <opps! that three questions!> Is this where you try to
pry the old one open and change out the guts?
>Riding more comfy now,
>Bob Sykes
>'78 Spits
Tom O'Malley <not wanting to think about winter in Massachusetts yet>
'74, '77 Spits.
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