Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:50:30 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Not able to engage any gear-Pilot beqaring choices
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or one could just have a small relief machined in the crankshaft side of the
flywheel.
it's about 1/16th inch in depth. Not over 1.8th inch.
The whole bore doesn't have to be enlarged really. Just the first small bit
of it, from the crankshaft side.
I'd leave the crankshaft alone myself.
the felt seal system works..
it's just having that metal ring to keep the felt piece in place.
I got a few custom made metal rings from Chris Corkin, a nice easy solution.
The requirement isn't much ..
just a press fit small ring that fits in the flywheel center bore, and that
the input shaft will still pass through without touching it.
there are two kinds of waterboxer flywheels to me..
the ones that still have that part ..and the ones where it's missing. I
might have 5 wbxr flywheels where that part is long gone ....they're all
likely under the workbenches of machine shops. lol.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Not able to engage any gear-Pilot beqaring choices
> The pilot bearing with the built is seal is longer than the standard. In
> order to use it on the water boxer either the flywheel center hole has to
> be
> enlarged or the step in the crankshaft bore has to ground or drilled out.
> Other wise the flywheel will crush the bearing when tightened down and the
> input shaft will not fit.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> John Rodgers
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:40 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Not able to engage any gear
>
> Jim,
>
> We are talking two very different animals here. The pilot bearing is
> indeed
> a needle bearing. The brass bushing is indeed a brass bushing or sleeve
> that
> is a press fit into the fly wheel whose only purpose, apparently, is to
> keep
> the felt washer in place against the needle bearing. Kinda of a strange
> setup, but if the fly wheel is kept stock, and stock needle bearing and
> felt
> washer are used, then it's necessary.
> Scott's approach of using the diesel Vanagon pilot bearing might be the
> best
> solution, as that bearing with it's rubber lip is still available, and
> this
> brass bushing thing is NLA - and a PITA to acquire.
>
> John
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
> On 6/1/2011 10:07 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
>> It's not a brass bushing. It's a needle bearing. p/n 111.105.313A
>>
>> Note that this bearing fits about any VW from 1950 through 1992. You
>> can usually source them locally.
>>
>> Van-cafe lists the felt sealing ring as well. p/n 021.105.311
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Jaime Forero wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone have the dimensions for this brass bushing??
>>> Cheers
>>> Jaime
>>
>>
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