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• Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:54:41 -0400
  Karl - that's what I installed the thicker one. I did counter sink it though per go ole' Boston Bob's video. Why the...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 02:22:43 +0100
  Zoran Mladen wrote: > If you heat the bolt, you make the problem worse. Not really. The trick is to let things cool down again...
• Re: Hmm. It won't budge - Well it does now!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:52:18 -0500
  ...I have my flywheel off and am about to start buttoning it > all up again. I hope I get it back together without having...
• Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:28:47 -0500
  ...BTW - if you had the flywheel face machined - did you check to see that the pilot bearing felt seal brass bushing was in place...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 19 May 2003 20:11:12 -0500
  I took the flywheel to a shop to get resurfaced today ($40, but right down the street -- easy). How do I tell if they...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:32:45 -0700
  ...I don't think it is broken flywheel teeth, I checked. I've tried it bypassing the ignition switch, same thing. Don't really...
• Re: Shifting Shudder Part II
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:30:59 -0700
  ...engine mounts, transmission mounts, TO bearings, clutch slave cylinders, friction plates and have had flywheels resurfaced, all at the advice of supposedly helpful list...
• Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:54:10 -0400
  ...Many of them were on the flywheel. What I am worried about is the ones that potentially went into the motor. Is that possible...
• Re: Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Fri, 06 May 94 10:48:17 CDT
  ...Works like a charm.(also essential for flywheel removal.) Does anyone have any ideas about how to get a stuck drum off after the...
• Clutch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - scooter's
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 11:29:05 -0800
  ...I'm not sure whether to machine the flywheel or if it is un-necessary. My '86 has 125,000 and I'm not...
• clutch pressure plate fs
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Tue, 8 May 2001 17:14:32 -0700
  ...paid 120.00 plus shipping from the bus depot asking 80.00 for the set also 2.1 flywheel real good condition 150.00...
• 50-degree engine mounting kit FS
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:21:54 -0700
  ...All parts there including all mounts, bell housing, flywheel, pan, oil pickup, starter, and so forth. Email or call if you have an interest...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:24:32 -0500
  ...This bushing is often missing because machinists - when milling the flywheel face - punch it out so they can mount the flywheel on the lathe...
• Re: Endplay Shims
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 13 Jul 97 16:25:59 -0500
  ...t forget to replace the seal INSIDE the cup in the flywheel and to >put a wee smear of Moly grease in the input...
• Re: Diesel starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:36:19 -0500
  ...1 It would occasionally whir without engaging the flywheel, then > suddenly drop into engagement > 2. 2 Upon prolonged cranking, it would jump out of...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 10:46:55 -0400
  This mount clears the flywheel. I do get concerned that it is only a two point mount especially for a complete engine assembly. I...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:46:35 -0700
  ...here's a trick to tell how loose or tight your flywheel main bearing is in the case. You remove the flywheel, put in...
• Re: Boston Bob's flywheel video
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:39:04 -0700
  ...I talked to Bob when I swapped over the flywheel from Dixie's old motor to the replacement motor, which came from an automatic...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:28:07 -0700
  ...There is the > thrust washer that can easily drop out of place when you install the > flywheel. Or you miscalculated the thickness of the...
• Re: flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:31:27 -0800
  ...Hi All, � � ���I was just informed that the flywheel bolts for vanagons are NLA, anyone have a substitute they could suggest? I plan to...
• Re: Ongoing "Honk" as diesel style starter engages
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 07:38:14 -0800
  ...As the engine starts it allows the gear to be driven by the >> flywheel >> without spinning the starter motor with it. They can go...
• Re: MYSTERY wires
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:44:04 -0400
  ...The wire goes to the flywheel housing where there is a coil assembly -- there's a little tit on the flywheel that triggers it...
• Re: Rich mixture/excessive fuel use
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:35:18 -0400
  ...Timing seems to be correct, >though I have no notch on my pulleys and used a ^ shaped mark on >the flywheel and centered it...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:17:09 -0800
  ...On 3/16/10, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote: > doesn't it sit behind the flywheel, necessitating removal of the trans > before...
• Re: speaking of clutch slave failure- thanks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:36:56 -0700
  ...3) Flywheel to crank O Ring. 4) New soft steel lock-ring for flywheel bolts. 5) Flywheel felt seal at the pilot bearing. (If...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 12:54:32 -1000
  ...I often find it necessary to do a waterboxer pilot bearing and seal completely 'right.' holding the flywheel .. there is a generic flywheel holder...
• RE: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 26 Mar 97 14:31:26 EST
  ...What happens is that the starter motor turns but the > binhex doesn't spin out to engage with the flywheel. If you go under...
• Re: Lousy VWoA
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 08:54:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...for my wife's 79(80) Bug Cabriolet, and replaced the flywheel and pilot shaft seals on my '56 beetle all within the last...
• Re: Pistons & heads installation videos
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:29:13 -0400
  ...Where do I find Bob's flywheel video? Roger Van Till '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" '86 GL "Sugaree" '81 L "CoJack" www.busesbythebeach...
• Re: shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:31:38 -0700
  ...The felt seal inside the > flywheel. Keeps the pilot bearing grease where it's supposed to be. > Ack! You're right, and I've...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Benoit Huot
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:21:57 -0400
  ...One more thing, how do you hold the crank to tighten the bolt, with a conventional flywheel lock or with a pin through the...
• Help - Jetta slipping clutch!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, IS Manager
  Thu, 6 Mar 1997 20:04:25 -0800
  ...Another possibility I've thought about is the flywheel has worn beyond its usable life and cannot create the pressure needed on the clutch...
• More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:56:04 -0400
  ...Are there different flywheels and bearings on an 86? Am I missing something? Signed Confused in Media
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:03:06 EST
  ...used the vannie diesel bellhousing, mounts, oil pan , oil pick up , flywheel etc. I kept the vannie control system complete works great, runs good...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:02:22 -0400
  At 08:57 AM 3/19/2009, Mike Collum wrote... >The problem with the seal is ... the same part number is used for both...
• 911 engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 8:45:46 PST
  ...s some scant prompting - I'm particularly curious about the bellhousing/ flywheel/clutch/pilot bearing/starter stuff. Would the conversion be more or less...
• Re: Removing flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:17:27 -0500
  Miguel, Try a hand held impact driver. Smack the hell out of it with a hammer, and it usually will break anything loose. But...
• Re: Removing flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:21:05 -0500
  Miguel, Here's another thought--- Get a good (not from Tiawan) combination wrench, and stick the box end on the bolt, and smack the...
• FW: Transmission mystery
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:24:51 -0400
  ...I believe it is the pilot bearing in the flywheel going, and the tranny input shaft is hanging up in the flywheel where it...
• Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:47:14 -0800
  ...That time it was the part of the seal that contacts the flywheel that ripped. The next time the break was on the face...
• <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:42:48 -0700
  SO I got the engine out and flywheel off (needs a new flywheel), heads and cylinders off. Unfortunately Dennis was right about the block...
• Re: Oil sensor question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:41:27 -0500
  ...On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Jim Felder<jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Which sensor goes under the flywheel on a...
• Re: Siezed pancake on table (follow-up)
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 12:52:23 -0500
  It's apparent that if you don't have the flywheel on, the end play is quite extreme. I think that this might cause...
• Re: Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:35:44 -0700
  ...Usually caused by a dished pressure plate or flywheel. It's clutch time. Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR Mike Ray wrote: > went to put...
• is there a difference in distributor, FI between automatic and ma nual 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:37:22 -0600
  I have an opportunity to get a 2.1L cheap....the only catch is that it is an automatic.......Besides switching the flywheel and...
• Re: Crankshaft End Float
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 21 May 2002 08:20:04 -0700
  ...Hanlon wrote: > Listees, > > Is the crankshaft end float affected by the resurfacing of the > flywheel?. > > Tom Hanlon > Palm Springs, CA > 84 Westfalia >
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:34:14 -0700
  ...I hope to swap the geared ring from > air cooled flywheel to the I4 flywheel thus keeping the I4 > clutch/flywheel. Is this possible...
• Re: cheap shipping company, Mass to SF. Engine Rebuild Question too
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:52:28 -0800
  ...Secondly, leave the flywheel on until the end, but make sure you can get it loose now (those 10mm bolts are on tight). I...
• Re: Hmm. It won't budge
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:22:36 -0700
  ...It won't budge I would hope if anyone has the flywheel off.. the first thing they would do after putting it back on...
• Re: Removing flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:07:08 -0500
  ...still can't > get any of the five bolts off the flywheel. The impact wrench is > slowly > chewing up the heads and the breaker...
• Re: clutch time
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:59:14 -0400
  ...Now, i agrre with Scott, you DON'T want a lighter flywheel on a stock Boxer engine. Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com/ On...
• costs?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 09:00:03 -0400
  What would be an average cost for labor to have a clutch replaced? How about having the flywheel machined? Thinking about doing it myself...
• Re: 5 Cylinder conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:15:09 +1200
  ...their Transporter? if so how did you sort out bellhousing and >flywheels? John Pronk <john.pronk@stratos.co.nz> in Auckland did... -- Andrew Grebneff...
• Oil leak in 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Price
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:02:52 -0700
  I have a bad oil leak in my 2.1L vanagon on the flywheel side. I am replacing my Tranny and want to know...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brenner
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 17:31:59 -0800
  ...should I pick off of the diesel? Will I need the flywheel & clutch? What about the hydralics for the clutch? Thanks for the assistance...
• Re: No, not the silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:58:25 -0400
  ...It pulses as some pins on the flywheel pass by a sensor. http://www.ratwell.com/technical/TDCMarker.html
• Re: Shuddering rear end when letting clutch out.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 16:12:03 -0700
  ...I did not have the flywheel refaced, however, > others on the list have reported having the flywheel resurfaced followed > by the eventual (sooner rather...
• Boston Bob's flywheel video
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:22:44 -0700
  ...Clutch replacement Hints > > >>I also recommend the OEM seal >> >> I only found out after making my Flywheel seal video that it had a larger...
• Re: 1.9l WBX to 2.1l WBX Swap Tips? Have a complete 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:40:59 -0700
  ...Who knows a Portland shop that will swap the auto flex plate for my manual trans flywheel? http://roadhaus.com/shops_advanced_search_results...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:44:22 -0400
  Roland wrote: > Hi Mike, about "...the same part number is used for both a 10mm and a 12mm > seal. " The aftermarket seal suppliers are...