Date:         Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:52:18 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hmm. It won't budge - Well it does now!
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When I rebuild anything, or do any work on the engine in our out of the
car, I make it part of my routine to lube everything before it is
assembled, to smack it with a big rubber hammer (especially with bearing
caps, flywheel, etc) before the bolts are tightened, and to move or rotate
every item every step of the way. I start by spinning the crank in its
journals, then add the rods, smacking each cap and then checking as I go.
If you don't do this, and you get into the assembly and it won't turn or
won't turn "right," then you have no idea where the problem is. If you
wiggle and move things as you go, you can quickly isolate the problem to
the last thing you tightened.

Jim


On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Tom Carchrae <tom@intellecti.ca> wrote:

> I believe he said he would Scott, and that it was good advice.
>
> I know I will.  I have my flywheel off and am about to start buttoning it
> all up again.  I hope I get it back together without having to do anything
> twice, but I know my chances are slim.
>
> Tom
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> http://intellecti.ca -  scheduling and optimization technology
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> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 1:04 AM, SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss ) <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't mean to sound insulting ..
> > will you check the free turning of the engine as soon as you tighten
> > down the flywheel next time ?
> >
> >
> > On 3/17/2014 5:20 PM, thewestyman wrote:
> >
> >> There was only one item that could have caused it; the first
> whasher/shim
> >> that is made of white metal and has a tab that's bent into the block
> >> to stay
> >> in place.  Now, that shim has turned out of position and the size of
> that
> >> tab got added to the shims total size big time, making the total more
> >> than
> >> double, thus getting the whole thing tightened up when the flywheel was
> >> added.
> >> No harm done though.
> >> It was just making the job twice.  My fault, of course.
> >> Everything is well now.
> >> Thanks for the List for the immediate help.
> >>
> >> My regards to all of you.
> >> Zoltan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: b1levi@yahoo.com
> >> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 2:44 AM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Re: Hmm. It won't budge
> >>
> >> Boston Bob did a great video on this with, I think, Jim Akiba.
> >> Top of the 2nd page of thesamba thread is the link.
> >> He covers this exact issue in detail.
> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=581941&
> >> postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=clutch+pilot+bearing&start=20
> >>
> >>
>