Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:03:09 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring Starter Bendix
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That "squelching" (screeching) is the sound of a dry or defective one way
clutch or screw mechanism on the starter drive. As the engine catches that
little gear on the starter can turn extremely fast before it gets clear of
the flywheel. As a reference the starter turns the engine at less than 100
rpm. Imagine what would happen to the starter if that little gear couldn't
freewheel as the engine reached 1,00 rpm +.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Don Hanson
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 10:08 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
The clutch I got when I swapped in the ABA block in my van, diesel size
Sachs, it came with the felt washer already lubed. I pinched it and my
fingers got greasy, so it went in like it came, pre-lubed. You do not
want to get anything on the driven plate....Through installer error, my
output shaft began to leak shortly after I installed my new clutch (I forgot
the pilot bearing) and the clutch got very slippery...I had to do the whole
install over after fixing the output shaft bearing, using another new clutch
and including the pilot bearing...So far (about 40k miles) no further
problems.
One odd thing about my installation: Ever since day one with the ABA
motor install.... when I start the engine there is a weird brieif
'squelching' sound when the motor catches and the starter stops turning it.
Been like than now for almost two years...I'll probably find the cause when
I go back into the connection between motor and tranny, but since it works
fine, I am good with it. It's been doing that now for 35-40k driving miles
with no detectable downside other than me often trying to figure out what
might be causing the funny little noise. I'm just not curious enough to
remove the tranny and examine stuff to find out...I'll wait.
Also, I just completed a rear wheel bearing replacement. It is now
quiet at that corner of the van when the wheel is 'driven' on jackstands.
The old bearing showed some signs it wasn't right, but from the noisy way it
ran back there, I was expecting the rollers to be square or melted...
Don Hanson
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 1:20 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> somewhere I saw something soaking the felt ring in engine oil.. -
> some tech book Makes sense to me. All seals on turning shafts need to
> be pre-lubed after all.
> and I always do that, soak it in oil, and it works.
> scott
> turbovans
>
