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• Re: PLEASE HELP!!!.... TIMING ISSUES ON NEW ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:59:21 -0500
  ...Either the thrust washer or spring not being there will cause problems but the engine should start and can be run for a few...
• whoa! loose washer on crank UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 20:28:50 -0600
  ...Bently also says there are to be 3 shims, but I only have one (not counting the thrust washer). What the heck is going...
• Re: anyone have a thrust bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:48:06 -0700
  ...out > process, i can't find one of the crank's thrust > bearings. Does anyone on the list (preferably near > the SF bay area...
• Re: BMEP question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:58:35 EST
  ...There are also discussions on engine efficiency, transmission issues, thrust required to move the vehicle, power reserves, fuel efficiency, etc., etc. Frank Grunthaner
• Re: A close call!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 25 May 2007 20:24:00 -0700
  --snip-- >find a good mechanic that you thrust first --snip-- I dunno, I think most mechanics I've dealt with were out to screw...
• Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 14:01:27 -0400
  ...An absence of thrust washer between the hub and the CV might be the cause. Is anyone familiar with the thrust washer as spacer...
• replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Tue, 5 Dec 2023 15:44:19 -0500
  ...I presume this should be straight forward as long as I have the proper shims, thrust washer etc which I would use from the...
• Re: Oil pressure low around corners in 89 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:01:03 EDT
  ...same time, >> Michael, High pitched sound, low oil pressure announciator- I would check for a spun engine bearing particularly a crank thrust bearing. Rich
• Re: Hmm. It won't budge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Mar 2014 02:39:48 -0400
  If the bearing thrust washer fell or turned it will get jammed between the flywheel and the case. At a minimum that thrust plate...
• Re: Friday Sneaky plan for advanced van drive revealed
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:17:24 -0600
  ...Light gives No thrust you say? Or maybe the equal but opposite force rule doesn't apply to light? "Aiming them *forward*, however, will...
• Re: Clutch - revisited - Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:43:39 -0700
  ...If not there your thrust bearing will become toast, as I understand it. |Man - what a great fathers day gift that would have been...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:13:46 -0700
  ...yeah, what easily happens is the thrust washers lift up, and jam against the brass drive gear .. if you do anything other than keep...
• Re: Syncro Fix
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 17:40:48 -0300
  ...real vet, they are usually seen in farmyards with their arm thrust up a cows arse, to the shoulder. You need a large bore...
• Re: Vangaon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:22:18 -0800
  ...What is it you are trying to calculate? Thrust vs Velocity + Acceleration or? The equations are QED and well known the measure of the...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 May 2016 22:00:43 -0400
  ...That plastic thrust washer being destroyed is a symptom. Likely there is some hard part mechanical damage in there. The loss of drive and...
• Re: End play specific to flywheel?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 15 May 2005 13:43:51 -0400
  ...To prevent damage to the shim seat in the engine block and thrust washer slowly tighten the bolts after installing the flywheel and move...
• Re: PEX front bearings WARNING-big brake kits!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:13:04 -0400
  ...Dennis, do you mean with the preload on, or with the vehicle standing on its wheels? Also, isn't it hidden by the thrust...
• Remember those chips of metal....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 24 Apr 95 15:08:07 PDT
  ...The only one that isn't breaking up is the insert with the flanges on it for thrust. That's another question I have...
• Re: friday - airplane pics
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:09:49 -0500
  ...Center-line thrust was supposed to make them more easy to fly than conventional configured aircraft with their asymmetrical thrust should an engine fail...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:51:52 -0800
  The discussion is really about torque and thrust. Your engine has a torque curve that relates torque to RPM. This torque is multiplied by...
• Re: Friday: New Beetle Hybrid - 1,350HP
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:48:39 -0700
  ...beetle engine is augmented by the jet helicopter engine for additional thrust! Everybody needs one! Tom B.-LOL On Jan 26, 2007, at 3...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:49:08 -0700
  ...Fiddling with rotating the shaft > or the crank only produced heart-breaking grinding noises and some brass > shavings on the edge of the thrust...
• Re: WBX 2.1 L Crankshaft End Play Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:28:32 -0500
  ...My only caveat, do NOT let the thrust washer drop out of it's inset and get between the flywheel and case as you...
• Re: Hmm. It won't budge
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 16 Mar 2014 01:03:58 -0700
  ...It won't budge If the bearing thrust washer fell or turned it will get jammed between the flywheel and the case. At a...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Wed, 6 Dec 2023 14:02:20 -0500
  ...You wil also want > to check the case for damage from the thrust plate smashing against. > > Having the flywheel seal fail is a common...
• Re: humming synchro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 00:21:18 -0400
  ...bearing until you shift to 4th.I had a bad pinion (thrust side) bearing go bad in my 84 and you couldn't hear...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:21:27 -0700
  ...what happened to my thrust washer? > 1984 gl. driving home 200 miles last night. Front wheel bearings > started chirping. Then the grumbling started as...
• Re: 2.4l Rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 07:48:41 -0800
  ...The "thrust" is the force that moves your brick. It is the child of torque multiplied by the gearing and tire size parameters. Cuddle...
• Extra No.1 (thrust) bearing anyone?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:01:04 EDT
  Greetings and Salutations; Whilst rebuilding my 1.9L WBX I bunged up the Number One crankshaft bearing in the new set. Anyone happen to...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 25 May 2016 13:05:37 -0500
  ...An absence of thrust washer between the hub and the CV might > be the cause. > > Is anyone familiar with the thrust washer as spacer...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 09:43:24 -0800
  ...I presume this should be straight > forward as long as I have the proper shims, thrust washer etc which I > would use from the...
• Fwd: Re: FryDae
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 08:38:31 -0700
  ...The purpose was to prevent asymetrical thrust and reduce stearing torque pressure. So you should definitely have variable wing lift to compensate for greater...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 14:45:39 -0400
  ...It is specifically a thrust load exerted through the bearing surfaces, not the tensile/compressile force mutually exerted on a fastener and the things...
• Re: LVC - Beetle Mod or does this guy have too much time on hishands??
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:23:21 -0700
  ...Without a static test against a meter, it's anyone's guess how much thrust he's developing. Sounds like a fun project though...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:50:30 EDT
  ...I attempted to show the impact of drag (aero and mechanical) as well as mass for the Westfalia and its impact on residual thrust...
• Re: distributor spring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:16:57 -0500
  ...s travel and pushes the actual gear drive down onto the thrust washer keeping contact of the gear against the mating crank shaft gear...
• clicking right front wheel
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:34 -0500
  ...checked thrust washer, seems ok maybe slightly tight but can move with screwdriver. Nut can move forward and back slightly though. This is an...
• Clarification of noise
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:21:37 +0100
  ...a) pilot bearing (gearbox spigot shaft bearing in UK parlance) b) gearbox 1st motion shaft bearings (input shaft bearing) c) crankshaft thrust bearing worn...
• Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:40:36 -0800
  More importantly, the high flow of photons from an extreme HID setup will be the equivalent of reverse thrusters coming on which will likely...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 20:36:12 -0400
  ...yeah, what easily happens is the thrust washers lift up, and jam against the brass drive gear .. if you do anything other than keep...
• Limited slip for 2wd trans?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 09:18:03 -0700
  ...I recall seeing an article in Euro Car about a stiffer "thrust washer" or something like that, which provides more limited slip capabilty in...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 20:44:26 -0400
  ...An absence of thrust washer between the hub and the > > >> CV > > might > > >> be the cause. > > >> > > >> Is anyone familiar with the thrust washer as spacer...
• 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 20 May 2016 10:03:39 -0700
  ...btw i found what i was told was the ONLY single thrust washer in north america... I got a master rebuild kit just in...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 17:54:25 -0400
  ...An absence of thrust washer between the hub and the CV > might > >> be the cause. > >> > >> Is anyone familiar with the thrust washer as spacer...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:39:09 -0500
  ...mentions below, the change in effective wheel/tire diameter gives > less 'thrust' at the road surface since the torque is acting over a greater...
• Re: A Note To The Kid In The Cherry Red 'Tuner'
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 20:12:51 -0800
  ...you would have blown him away - as with rocket nozzle exhaust thrust!!� LOL! John On 3/1/2013 7:18 PM, Loren Busch wrote...
• Re: Why Folly left Lisa at the side of the road
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 11:32:11 -0400
  Jim, I wonder what the mating brass gear looks like? How many thrust washers were on that piece? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com...
• whoa! loose washers on crank
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:58:35 -0600
  ...One appears to be a thrust washer with a tab on it, while the other is a flat washer with markings on it. I...
• Re: '88 Westy Transmission Repair $2500?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 27 May 2005 13:27:16 -0700
  ...QTY PART NUMBER DESC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 010 323 121B PISTON 1 010 323 161A THRUST WASHER 1 010 323 217A PISTON 1 010 323 291...
• Re: Crankshaft End Float
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 21 May 2002 17:07:03 -0400
  Tom; I would say no, it is controlled by it's thrust bearing i.e. the bearing with the shoulders. Good Luck and Drive...
• Automatic Transmission Failing?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:45:20 -0700
  ...He told me they were thrust washers that had broken. There is no sign of improper operation or noise from the tranny with 260...
• Re: Confirmation on front wheel bearings adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:34:12 -0700
  ...race, > then backed off until I could just slightly slide the thrust washer back and > forth (took quite a bit of finger pressure to...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:19:52 -0500
  ...The max "real world" spec before crank thrust surface damage begins is around .036" Even if you ruin the thrust surface on the crank...
• Thrust/Accel curves of 2.1 WBX v. Subaru 2.2
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 19:30:30 -0400
  ...conversionhttp://www.pbase.com/ warren8/subaru_vanagon_conversion), I plotted the thrust curves of the WBX v. 2.2 Subaru. These curves were plotted...
• Re: distributor washers
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:34:10 EDT
  ...Andrew, the washer is a thrust washer and is case hardened. A machine shop or industrial hardware supplier may be able to find you...
• FW: auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 10:51:29 -0700
  ...0.94 1 O-RING(010 323 533) - $3.42 1 THRUST WASHER(010 323 291) - $18.81 1 BRAKE BAND(010 323 461A...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:37:45 -0600
  ...But it mayb the that there's a thrust bearing for the normal direction, and a simple machined surface for the other. > > <<The helical...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 6 Dec 2023 15:53:57 -0500
  ...You wil also want >> to check the case for damage from the thrust plate smashing against. >> >> Having the flywheel seal fail is a common...
• RE: Da Boat 2 litre
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:51:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I wonder if thrust reversers are street legal in CA. -Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '71 VW Transporter, mostly '66 Mustang Coupevertible w/mounts...
• Re: Shift Problem after engine install?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 13:30:08 -0700 (MST)
  ...They tell me that it might be bushings in the shift linkage, the clutch thrust bearing, or the slave cylinder. A while back, I...