Date:         Sun, 30 Mar 2003 11:23:17 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
Comments: To: jrunberg@mac.com
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I'll be needing a new set of shims and a dial gauge to get things back
together again correctly, right?
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No your shims should be right ........... they don't wear out.

Stan Wilder

On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 09:08:55 -0500 john Runberg <jrunberg@mac.com>
writes:
> Let's hope I didn't ruin anything... Tranny's on the ground and I'm
> currently working up the motivation to go out in the rain to pull
> the
> clutch/flywheel/pilot bearing. We had a cold front move overnight.
>
> I do have a question: the tip of the input shaft is a metallic brown
> - I
> assume from the pilot bearing. I've got a new bearing to go in
> (actually,
> two if anyone needs one). I'll be needing a new set of shims and a
> dial
> guage to get things back together again correctly, right?
>
> BTW, I was SO expecting the main seal to be leaking since there was
> clutch
> judder between 1st & 3rd (no 2nd anymore) but the bellhousing is
> clean. The
> one thing that IS strange is the inside of the bellhousing almost
> appeared
> to have a little dusty red color to it. I'm more used to them being
> normal
> metallic or oily black. Does this mean anything?
>
> john
>
>
> > I hope I'm not coming back too late on this.
> > Loosen the rear motor mount crossbar, I use 3" bolts to replace
> the OEM
> > short bolts, just drop them 3" and let the engine hang loose on
> the
> > longer bolts.
> > If you drop the angled weight of the engine and tranny on the
> motor
> > mounts you'll ruin them.
> > So many little tips and tricks but I'm hoping to save you some of
> the
> > hard learned lessons that have cost me money .
>
>
>

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