I know what this is...

I found it at a garage clean up the other day

Beer coaster???? Especially if it was in your garage Dave!!!

replaceable cam gear?

It's definitely "past it's used by date"
Sorry, no idea. Out of a water pumper maybe?

i would have said a cam gear with a bit of nasty work on the teeth. Dunno what from though i do see the vw logo...

Steven

Well yar wll getting close and part right, but from what year model.

BEER coaster well that a new idea.

Well if it's a guessing game, (never played with anything but beetles & Kombi's) must be reasonably old to get that rust, and out of an aussie model. Passat/Fox? so early '80's?
Getting warmer?

No its not rust, its made from Fibre, and its from a Beetle and or Kombi, as there the only VW models they made at the time.

it is a cam gear out of a early (54 down?) 36 or 25 hp motor... as said above, past it's used by date.

so what is the prize for the persom who gets the Q right?

Yep that right true and correct as well

Well as for the prize.... will have to find

does the words say "ferrozell" which is german for ferrous cell, which somehow is telling us it has iron in it?

looks like a cam gear....

Wes

Yes it does say that your right, but as you say, theres no bloody Iron in it thats for sure.

the hub is Alloy and the out gear is Fibre

Yes its a early cam gear.

still, id like to second the beer coaster idea.

Dont worry its being used in that situation right now.

If anyone wants to buy a new one


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=418&item=21768...

I dont thats for sure

Almost the same as a falcon V8.
Nylon outer on the cam sproket.

Dave,
My Dad bought a new beetle in 1956, it went back to the dealer under waranty to have the fibre gear replaced by an alloy one. It was a very common problem.

Yeah i know WHAT must have VW been thinking at that time.

Ive seen them on Old Fords from pre 30s or so, but you ask for a new gear and you get an alloy one, or at least i did for my 28 A Model.