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• Replace Crankshaft Seal by Removing Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - James W Wagner
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 22:52:17 -0500
  Hi List, Has anyone ever replaced the flywheel side crankshaft seal by removing the transmission alone? The flywheel I removed from another car required...
• Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:30:11 -0400
  ...I am going to the dealer this morning to see if there is other rear crankshaft seal for that pulley or late Vanagon...this...
• Replace Crankshaft Seal by Removing Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - James W Wagner
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:54:09 -0500
  Hi List, Has anyone ever replaced the flywheel side crankshaft seal by removing the transmission alone? The flywheel I removed from another car required...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:32:57 -0400
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time! > > > > You can often use the old seal to press in the new one. > > Jim >> >> . . . and use the correctly sized...
• Clutch replacement questions.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:27:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The flywheel keeps the crankshaft from sliding back (FIF). What surface keeps the crankshaft from sliding forward and has worn more than .011 inch...
• Re: Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 12:47:09 -0700
  ...Don't forget the pilot shaft bearing in the end of the crankshaft. The transverse-mounted engines do not have these, although their crankshafts...
• Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic...
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:21:09 -0500
  ...One thing I have to do is put a pilot bearing in the end of the crankshaft. When I stick my finger in the...
• Re: Crankshaft oil seal & holding that pulley
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:10:05 -0400
  ...Pascal '84Westy ________________________________ and Pascal, how did you hold the pulley and crankshaft from turning ?............. ( with engine on the floor perhaps you used an ordinary...
• AT and high RPM
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 20:18:01 -0800
  ...Whether 1.9 or 2.1 WBX, there seems to be a concern of wear on the center crankshaft bearing surface. This wear is...
• Sheared Crankshaft Pulley 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:23:02 -0500
  Volks, I sheared off my crankshaft pulley last weekend on my 82 Diesel Westy. The center portion of the 2 belt pulley remained bolted...
• Crankshaft thrust washer
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:52:05 -0700
  ...used this engine yet am in the process of checking the crankshaft end play prior to installing it. I'm so close to starting...
• Installing 2.1L crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:33:47 -0500
  ...Need advice on how to get the pulley (3 groove) properly torqued onto the crankshaft of a new Boston Bob engine that is itching...
• Re: Transmission Fluid Leak
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:51:03 -0500
  ...If it were a crankshaft seal leak, what fluid would be leaking and why does it only do it after 5 or 6 days...
• Re: 1982 diesel vanagon water pump belt
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 17 May 2002 22:42:26 -0400
  ...The crankshaft has a double pulley (same diameter). The outer pulley of the crankshaft drives the smaller outer pulley of the water pump. The...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - Douglas and Annie Dodson-M�uck
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:30:14 -0500
  ...I hope the crankshaft seals aren't the culprits, yet if so, the steps you have provided will expedite the process for me. Thanks...
• Re: Fw: Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:30:42 -0700
  ...of the seals or you have a alignment problem with the crankshaft. Was the case align bored for the overhaul? The way most seals...
• WTB DIESEL crank
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:46:13 -0500
  I need a good 1600 diesel crankshaft. Anyone have? Thanks, Jim
• Re: Crankshaft stuck?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:03:06 -0400
  ...Crankshaft stuck? > > I'm in the process of changing the clutch on my '87 Syncro, and since > the front crankshaft seal appeared to be...
• Re: Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:58:21 -0700
  David, Most likely, you dislodged the oil pressure sender wire down by the crankshaft pulleys. Easy to do - easy to fix. Karl Wolz > -----Original...
• Re: pulling and replacing pilot bearing in crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:17:02 -0400
  Sorry, but the crankshaft is much softer than the hardened casing of the needle bearing. The grease and dowel method works the best, with...
• Re: Crankshaft End Float
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 21 May 2002 17:07:03 -0400
  ...Hanlon" <hanran@EARTHLINK.NET> writes: > Listees, > > Is the crankshaft end float affected by the resurfacing of the > flywheel?. > > Tom Hanlon > Palm Springs, CA > 84...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:06:56 -0500
  ...What's this talk of inferior and weak & flexy crankshafts? Due to > many reasons - flow restrictions and ECU cutoff - the engine won't rev...
• rebuilt engine: what the dealer parts guy said
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 09:35:52 CDT
  ...EVERYTHING from the valve covers INWARD is new (he said he wasn't sure about the crankshaft ... that it might be spec'd and...
• FS Type IV counter balanced crankshaft with balanced rods.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:35:53 -0500
  ...1 Type IV Counter balanced crankshaft. 1 set notched rods, balanced to crank for use with Mahle pistons. 1 set chrome molly push rods...
• Crankshafts Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:46:25 -0600
  While at the crankshaft shop I was looking through the specs book to check out possible availability of main bearing sets. In the Type...
• Re: Tragic story: Wonder what failed?
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Sat, 11 Nov 1995 09:48:16 PST
  ...The propeller was not on the crankshaft -- it was mounted on > the shaft of a flywheel-sized gear, which was driven by the gear...
• Re: A/C in Air-cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:26:39 -0500
  ...There was a section of the tin cut out to the left of the crankshaft pulley and that was where the A/C drive...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:58:45 -0500
  Roger, Yes I made sure the crankshaft and camshaft were timed together. The two dots and the single dot, single went in the grove...
• Re: ETKA Part look up
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:50:14 -0400
  ...It also shows 034 198 491A for the crankshaft bearings. The only 035 198 numbers are the crankshaft bearings for the AAB engine with...
• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:32:21 -0700
  When re-assembling my 1.9 after a complete tear-down / rebuild, I assembled the rods to the crankshaft, the crankshaft into the case...
• Fw: 84 Starter/Auto Trans problem?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 20:58:51 -0500
  ...I had a (backwoods literally) > shop with a press remove the cam gear from the crankshaft to replace the > main bearing behind it ($7...
• Re: Shimming Main Flywheel?
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:10:49 EDT
  I'm sorry everybody, but I mean the crankshaft pulley. Thanks Collum. james
• Re: AT and high RPM
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:06:30 -0500
  ...Whether 1.9 or 2.1 WBX, there seems to be a concern of wear on the center crankshaft bearing surface. This wear is...
• Measuring crankshaft thrust
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 9 Oct 2017 05:40:17 -0400
  Does anyone have a good write up or video on measuring crankshaft thrust? I need to assess this potential wear to decide whether to...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:34:57 -0500
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal yet again I am wondering if there is anything that could cause the oil pressure to be too high in this...
• Re: Crankshaft thrust washer-Piece with tab!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:02:11 -0400
  ...Crankshaft thrust washer Dennis thanks for your help, I have shim B and the C shims too as described on pg 13.41 What...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:38:37 -0400
  ...Got the pump out today without removing the crankshaft pulley, YEAH. So a little bit of permatex in the groove with the O rings...
• Success! (Getting a broken ez-out out of my crankshaft)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:41:17 -0800
  After many weeks using many techniques, I have finally gotten the broken ez-out out of my crankshaft center bolt. (2.0L engine). Technically...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay Defies Me--Please Help
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:34:32 -0600
  ...The excessive friction actually damaged the housing that the rear crankshaft pulley seal resided in. Despite the removeable rear housing, it took some fancy...
• Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:34:10 -0700
  Howdy, I'm in the process of installing a 3 groove crankshaft pulley on a 2.1 long block. Right behind the woodruff key...
• Re: Crankshaft stuck?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:12:53 -0400
  ...Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:48 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Crankshaft stuck? > I'm in the process of changing the clutch on my '87 Syncro...
• Re: Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:44:15 -0500
  ...Crankshaft pully bolt The crankshaft bolt on my 84GL (1.9 leaker) is stuck at about 1/4" of extraction. Mechanics have told me...
• Main Bearings Needed
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 18:25:52 EST
  I need a set of main crankshaft bearings for an 84 Vanagon (ten-thousandths oversize). Rico Dagastino Munford, TN
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:37:17 -0500
  ...Why? What failed? Did the crankshaft flex? Did an oil galley fail and a part seized? Did something get too hot? What could prevent...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:45:02 -0800
  ...The second is that it reduces foaming induced by the motion of the pistons, rods and crankshaft during normal operation. Less air in the...
• Re: Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:50:44 -0600
  ...Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic... > Hi, > > > I'm putting a 2.1 WBX from a donor van with an automatic > transmission into my...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:58:41 EST
  ...STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes: << A boxer MUST have a central crankshaft with paired cylinders, one of each pair on each side of the...
• Vanagon 1.9L seized
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 22:38:48 +0000
  ...I split the case and found a piston rod seized to the crankshaft. I called the local (Portland, OR) auto salvage yards and found...
• Crankshaft Endplay Defies Me--Please Help
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:07:53 -0500
  The email below asks whether it is better to violate Bentley by a) having only one C shim controlling crankshaft endplay even through Bentley...
• Re: Crankshaft stuck?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:18:21 -0400
  ...Crankshaft stuck? I'm in the process of changing the clutch on my '87 Syncro, and since the front crankshaft seal appeared to be...
• Crankshaft end float.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 21 May 2002 16:41:22 -0500
  There should be three round shims at the back of your crankshaft, the flywheel squeezes down on these three shims but they still allow...
• Re: Crankshaft End-Play.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 15:42:02 -0500 (CDT)
  On Tue, 12 Sep 1995, Pat Walsh wrote: > >Ok, Can't SOMEONE tell me what surface wears that makes the Crankshaft > >endplay increase? Please...
• Re: Crankshaft thrust washer
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:15:18 -0700
  ...is the thrust washer A with tab that points toward the crankshaft bearing. Is A required? Sent from my iPlace On Jun 11, 2013...
• Re: Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:59:55 -0400
  ...Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon) > > > >>Hey guys, late Vanagon 2.1L have a different pulley, well, they >>have an >>add-on....on the shaft...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:31:04 -0500
  ...When testing for > crankshaft > shim thickness it is easy to add not enough shims because we don't > tighten the > the flywheel fully during...
• Re: Flywheel, crankshaft shims, and seal - was; oil leak between eng & trans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 02:33:31 EST
  ...Now the crankshaft oil seal, shims, needle bearing, and crankshaft bearing can be seen. The seal looked intact but the shims are shredded to...
• Re: Oil Pump Access
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:53:52 -0800
  ...Could be the three-belt pulley seal at the end of the crankshaft, or could be the oil pump. Haven't gotten under the...
• Crankshaft stuck?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:48:10 -0700
  I'm in the process of changing the clutch on my '87 Syncro, and since the front crankshaft seal appeared to be original one...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 08:53:55 -0500
  ...A crankshaft seal > >6. the bolt. >
• Pinned down
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:42:54 -0800
  Have I made a grave mistake? I forgot to install the pin between flywheel and crankshaft on my T4. What are the consequences? Thanks...