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Date:         Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:52:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Pilot bearing failure
Comments: To: "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <55CE5504.2020007@turbovans.com>
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Your right it won't. You can drill out the stop in the crankshaft bore or drill out the flywheel.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 4:52 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Pilot bearing failure

pretty sure that the diesel pilot bearing won't go into the crankshaft flush .. so a bit of material needs to be removed from the wbx flywheel...

either machine out a .040" or so deep relief area ..or just bore out the center hole a bit larger.

On 8/14/2015 2:43 AM, Mark Milby wrote: > You guys were right. After pulling the bearing, all of the pieces > where contained in the end of the crankshaft. So it is all cleaned up > and I am putting in the diesel style pilot bearing and doing away with

> the felt washer and retaining ring. > > Thanks for the help > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:49 PM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) < > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > >> assuming this is a waterboxer .. >> is the felt seal and retaining ring for it there ? >> >> I've seen many missing. >> >> >> On 8/13/2015 10:14 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark wrote: >> >>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> > > -- > Mm >


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