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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:14:05 -0700
Reply-To:     vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Pilot bearing failure
In-Reply-To:  <4LCD1r00o08X5Fr01LCEel>
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Exactly. No way for the pilot bearing bits to get into the engine.


Mark


PSD wrote:
> I'm pretty sure the pilot bearing goes into a blind hole.  That's the way it
> is on most engines.  You shouldn't have any problem.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mark Milby
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:54 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Pilot bearing failure
>
> So where do all of the little roller in the pilot bearing go when it has
> catastrophic failure. Many of them were on the flywheel. What I am worried
> about is the ones that potentially went into the motor. Is that possible.
> It is to dark to see through the hole in the crankshaft.
>
>
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