Kurt, My guess, having been there and done that, is that you have not yet gotten the old bearing housing out of its home in the crankshaft. You may have to take a hacksaw blade and section the old bearing shell, then a needle nosed pliers and twist out the pieces. Good luck, Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of |Kurt Grotz |Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 7:56 PM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare | |I went to replace the old bearing with the brand new version that came |with the new clutch......uhhgggggg! The new bearing is too big for the |seat. I cannot see any different bearing for the job on the Depot site. |Are there different flywheels and bearings on an 86? Am I missing |something? | |Signed | |Confused in Media |
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