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Date:         Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:50:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic...
Comments: To: tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
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It could be the shell of an old bearing. Try catching the edge of it with a good quality cold chisel and drive it in and obliterate it or try getting a bind on it and removing it. A dremel tool might prove useful if you prefer to slowly grind it out.

Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 9:21 PM Subject: Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic...

> Hi, > > > I'm putting a 2.1 WBX from a donor van with an automatic > transmission into my 4 speed van. One thing I have to do > is put a pilot bearing in the end of the crankshaft. When > I stick my finger in the hole, it feels like there's a thin > sheet metal cylinder where the pilot bearing should go. When > I flick it with my fingernail, it feels and sounds more like > sheet metal than solid crankshaft material. > > Please view this photo: > > http://www3.telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/crankend.jpg > > The lower finger points out one of the lips of the cylinder; > the upper finger points out the inner lip of the cylinder. > > > > Is this cylinder a leftover part that I should remove before > installing the new pilot bearing, or should I tap my pilot > bearing in with everything as is? > > Thanks for any illumination! > > --tabe johnson > xtabe@yahoo.com > Immobile '87 Westy > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.6.2 - Release Date: 3/4/2005 > >

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