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Brandon Sinclair
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« on: February 21, 2010, 18:41:39 pm »
I have three on my work bench and all are #$%# up.  One is a chrome one made in China, the other is a gold color clamp, and another is a German one that I bought used and when I received it it was also bent.

I was wondering what you guys were using and if you can point me in the right direction where I can purchase one? 

I noticed the aftermarket ones are made of much thinner material then the OE German one.

Someone told me that there were some clamps that were black in color and they were German, but I have been unable to find them available.

I am going to try one more local VW place tomorrow and hopefully they have a good used one available, but if they do not then I need to go to plan B.

Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 20:18:44 pm »
jaycee ali clamps Wink
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 20:25:44 pm »
A good used clamp is always going to be better than an aftermarket/chrome type effort.

 These are readily available from VW and shouldn't cost very much

   I think the VW Part Number is 113 905 250.  Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 21:47:15 pm »
CB sells new OEM Brazilian ones for a couple bucks.

http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=593
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 21:54:17 pm »
I have a late model OE clamp and it works great.



There are other styles like T3 and 40hp that work well. The black ones are most likely 40hp #2. If you want one... PM me and we can work out the details.
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2010, 23:01:02 pm »
You might try your local VW dealer!
I was on the warpath for decent sump plates when the light bulb went off ... I ordered one from the dealer to check it out and that's all I buy now.
Very possible they're NLA, but they would've used those on a lot more than just T1s.
Makes you wonder how many distributor clamps were ever produced by VW ... a billion? Huh
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2010, 13:19:10 pm »
I like the style that puts the bolt to the left of the distributor shaft, better accesible.
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2010, 14:52:17 pm »
I think CB sells new Brazilian clamps . I have a couple of the billet ones KYMCO sells (Or is it sold)? They work excellent.
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2010, 15:15:46 pm »
Quote from: Bryan67 on February 22, 2010, 14:52:17 pm
I think CB sells new Brazilian clamps . I have a couple of the billet ones KYMCO sells (Or is it sold)? They work excellent.

I have used a billet one in the past, they seem to work well as they are less prone to bending. I've found that the bolt in a stock style one often bends slightly, allowing the tension to vary, and the distributor to move slightly. They never move far, but just enough to reduce performance a little.
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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2011, 01:27:45 am »
apology for making this thread up for over a year ago but has anyone ever used something to hold down the distributor when they didn't have a clamp? I would like to start up my engine but I need something to hold the distributor down. or should i really need a distributor clamp? Huh
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2011, 01:46:32 am »
Margaret,
It needs a clamp not just to hold it down/in, but to keep from rotating so the timing can be properly set.
Good luck with your project.
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2011, 03:49:16 am »
How about straighten the german clamp and call it a day ?
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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2011, 22:53:47 pm »
I bought a FastFab clamp, but have yet to back out the threaded stud enough to fasten it.
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