Please post how you were able to remove the wrist pins. I just spent two hours and can not remove the pin closest to the flywheel (not to mention the circlip went flying somewhere--probably in the crankcase). Did you just rebuild the top part of the engine and leave the crankcase alone? How can I tell if the crankcase engine parts are OK? Thanks, Paul Borghese
>I've got a similar sticker on my 87 van's oil flap door. >Since Im at work right now I cannot tell you if it says exactly the >same thing though. > >I've just finished rebuilding my engine also. >It was actually much easier than I expected. >The toughest part was removing the cylinders from the heads. >Also, removing the wrist pins from the pistons was a problem. >I had to "invent" a tool that worked like a charm. If your interested in >hearing about it, I'll post the parts for it. It's cheap to make, beats >out >the Volkswagen special tool by far! >Tony >87w/200k > |
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