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Date:         Sun, 14 Apr 1996 07:16:32 -0500 (CDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jon Christensen <vvwca@primenet.com>
Subject:      Vanagon Pilot Brg Finally Out

Hi All,


I finally have the 3/4 vaporized pilot brg out of the crankshaft hole on 
my 84 Vanagon.  After consulting with several list members, I decided to 
enlist my new birthday present tool--a Dremel moto-tool.  With very small 
grinding stone I preceeded to grindout a section of the spun out metal 
bearing casing after I duct taped the surrouding area by the flywheel 
shims & seal.  After about 40 minutes the old scrap brg came loose.  The 
funny part about this ordeal is that I referenced a 2.0 TIV bus crank from 
a rebuild project I have and the pilot brg in back of the crank is in the 
same shape as my wasser Vanagon's!  I guess I'll be doing this routine 
again, but next time it will be on my workbench, not on my back under the 
Vanagon in my driveway!  8-)


Jon Christensen        /V\      Membership Coordinator for the
~Certified VW Nut      \W/        Vintage VW Club of America 
vvwca@primenet.com             Co-Editor of the VVWCA Newsletter 
http://www.sky.net/~rmk/vvwca/      KC Kombis' NEATO Co-Rep
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