VANAGON archives -- February 1996 (#457)

Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 11:24:26 -0500 Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From: SyncroHead@aol.com Subject: Re: Forwarded: Suspicious Syncro Shifting Symptoms

In a message dated 96-02-06 16:07:46 EST, kstanley@cas.org writes:

> When I took >the trans out to replace the input seal, I noticed the pilot bearing in the >flywheel/crankshaft was non-existant. With the bearing gone the input shaft >wobbled around and destroyed the input seal. I now attribute the poor clutch >action to be the input shaft binding up a little in the self destructing >needle bearing.

I had a pilot bearing on an Audi 100LS that seized so tightly that the clutch engagement/disengagement was meaningless. It was siezed so tight that all of the engine power could be transmitted through it to the transmission regardless of clutch position.

Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg

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