Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:38:10 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Last minute tips before engine re-install?
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what I would have to add to that is ..
make sure you have the 'right' pilot bearing, and it's nicely greased and
smoothly turning.
on an inline four installation, it's usually not a problem. Just pop in a
diesel vanagon pilot bearing with included rubber lip seal and grease the
bearing.
I have seen ..........a waterboxer pilot bearing used in an inline four
instillation, which has no seal to keep clutch dust out, installed on a tdi
syncro no less.
then clutch dust eats at the pilot bearing and it can be in pretty bad
shape in a couple of years.
so yeah, make sure you have the pilot bearing in there, the right kind, and
nicely greased.
and I have seen about 5 other things done wrong or overlooked on many
vanagon clutch installations.
I even consider it one of the more commonly not-done-perfectly by home
mechanics jobs on vanagons.
like pressure plate locating dowels missing from the flywheel...
I've seen that one a few times. I've seen LOTS of mis-steps on vanagon
clutch jobs, including on clutch jobs done by professional shops. I see
lots of detail mistakes on vanagon clutch installations.
Do good careful work.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <mdrillock@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: Last minute tips before engine re-install?
> Make sure you put a pilot bearing in the end of the crankshaft. Lots of
> people forget this and have problems soon after.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Don Hanson wrote:
>> I am going to re-insert my inline four VW motor this afternoon or
>> tomorrow
>> morn into my 84 5sp van. 2wd I swapped in a 2.0 liter bottom end and
>> now I
>> am about ready, but I really don't want to have to do it a couple of
>> times
>> because I "forgot" something...(like I have done during the 'block-swap'
>> and
>> re-assembly of the motor itself). I have not removed a Vanagon motor
>> before
>> but I am fairly competant as a home mechanic...I have a bunch of things
>> to
>> work over as I get ready, but sometimes you just don't "see" a glitch
>> coming
>> until after you get past it...and backing up with a one-person engine
>> install is difficult..so anyone ?
>>
>> Thanks, Don Hanson
>>