Type 4 trainer / oil pick up stud sheared..

Would I be right in thinking this is bad?

 

Yep

 

Yes. It hangs on a case stud. It shouldn't be tightened more than 10 ft/lbs (I think) to avoid cracking the case so gawd knows how that happened.

 

Wow! That's odd. I've seen split case but never this. Very careful drilling up the shank of the bolt then peel out the rest, hopefully save the case.

 

cough 9

 

weld a nut on it?

 

That’s not the sump plug and it doesn’t unscrew; it’s part of and brazed to the oil pick-up pipe. Case split and a new pick-up pipe to repair properly.

 

That's the feller... its attached to the sump strainer pick up pipe set up and rattles about a bit.. but I thought you just undid the nut on the outside to get the stainer plate off and strainer out to give it a clean.. nut twisted straight off no effort..
Wasn't planning to split the case.. never done that before bur spose got to start sometime

 

At least once your done you will have found all the oil leaks

 

You’ve just discovered one very good reason not to clean the oil strainer.

 

There's a good collection of sediment on the plate but nothing to lumpy compared the the bits of metal I used to find on my beetle. ... guess that meant the filter works well

 

Anyone known where you can get one of these?...not turning up at the usual suspects...

 

Ive got a couple I think !

 

oops get the araldite out

 

Make sure you get the correct length.

 

I was going to suggest he waits until its apart, Cheers though

 

i have a great idea for a bodge,, drill up the middle, long self tapper big washer boom.

 

@3901mick Have you got a strainer cover plate and domed nut? And the case through bolt?

 

Got the plate and shouldered bolt, not sure about the nut !!!

 

It's a 79 so pretty sure it's a late....