Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 17:20:47 -0400
Reply-To: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject: Re: Clutch specs???
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Hi Scott,
So how much "meat" is there above the rivet on a new Sachs clutch disk?
Why can't this info simply get posted someplace?
This engine has 160K miles on it already and is not really a permanent
solution for this vehicle... I plan to upgrade to an I4 as soon as I can
gather the bits and pieces; probably getting into it next spring. Main
question will be which van gets done first.
As for the crank pulley swap; that decision was a no-brainer as the
replacement longblock didn't have one. It took one person standing on
the engine and me jumping on my 30" breaker bar to get that center nut
loose on the donor engine.
Happy Trails,
Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.pottsfamily.ca
BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 13-15th, 2010
www.busesofthecorn.ca
On 8/8/2010 4:54 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> with only 1mm of clutch disc material above the rivits..
> that's like a tire with 5/32nd's of tread left..
> it'll 'work' but it will need replacing before too long.
>
> since the labor is signficant to replace the disc or any clutch coponents
> down the line sometime..
> it only makes sense to replace the parts that have limited life left in
> them
> now.
>
> and i'm not a 'ALL NEW parts' nut ..
> rather the oppsite, I do like to get remaining life out of good servicable
> components ..
> but not if it means pulling the trans in 6 months when you could have
> put in
> a new disc now with relatively minor extra expense, and no extra work
> later.
>
> I like Sachs brand clutch components, the only ones I use on vanagons.
>
> if mixing compents from 2.1 waterboxer to 1.9 ...
> the crankshaft pulley should match whichever distributor you are using.
> the timing marks are different on the two engnies.
> I use mixed components between 1.9 and 2.1 commonly, and like to run a 2.1
> engine, 2.1 exhaust system and 2.1 ntake with 1.9 Digijet fuel injection -
> works great !
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 10:20 AM
> Subject: Clutch specs???
>
>
>> Hi Volks,
>>
>> I have checked the archives but did not find my answer there...
>>
>> I recently acquired an 88 vanagon with a grenaded engine... #1 and #3
>> rods went through the top of the case when the owner inadvertently left
>> it in a low gear while towing.
>>
>> I have a replacement (used) longblock from dad's 85 automatic and am
>> swapping the components over to make another 1.9 digifant setup. So far
>> so good; the plenum was seriously dented but appears usable.
>>
>> The question now: What is the spec for clutch disk replacement? There
>> seems to be about 1mm of material beyond the rivets on both sides of
>> this disk.
>>
>> Bentley discusses wear patterns but not overall thickness. On the
>> baywindow buses it's usually 8MM IIRC but I cannot find a similar spec
>> for Vanagon. I certainly don't want to install this engine with a worn
>> disk but I don't want to put a new one in if this one is usable.
>>
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