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Re: Oversized main bearings?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 23 May 2012 17:33:51 -0400
...main bearings. The case > > appears to have been line bored to 0.5mm over. The local guys are telling > > me > > there are no bearings...
Re: Rings? New engine?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:13:10 -0400
...The 2.1 main bearings are a thinner rolled trimetal bearing and do not have the loose main bearing problem the 1.9 suffers...
Anyone need 2.0l main bearings?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:12:43 -0500
I had a customer contact me in need of some new main bearings for his 2.0l Air cooled Vanagon. These bearings have been...
Re: What are these bearings telling me?
Historical mailing list - Douglas
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 19:23:00 -0400
...Looking at the > back of the #2 main bearing insert I'm reading the following: > > 85072610 > U1/0.25
FS: Refurbished Type IV Case and Kolbenschmidt OEM Main Bearings
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:23:01 -0500
...In addition I am supplying a new set of Kolbenschmidt main bearings for this case. The bearings are very hard to find and usually...
OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 15:12:53 -0700
...new throwout (clutch release) bearing, throwout bearing guide, flywheel main seal, flywheel "O" ring, new pilot bearing, pilot bearing felt seal and washer, new...
Oil leak
Historical mailing list - Tom C
Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:44:55 -0400
...I’m guessing the guy that installed the main bearing seal didn’t do a good job since it was a brand new gowesty...
Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear-revisited
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:30:38 EDT
...and use a steel bearing retaining plate. Another item that has been around awhile and does a better job in holding the mainshaft bearing...
Rear Wheel Bearings - Preempt?
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:54:12 -0700
Getting ready to do CV joint maintenance - no boot or noise problems, just routine. Thinking I would replace rear wheel bearings while I was...
Clutch/transmission problem
Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:03:17 -0500
...The problem was fixed twice at the dealer, replacing the main shaft, clutch plate and pressure plate, pilot bearing, main shaft seal, and throwout...
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: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
Historical mailing list - --------
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:25:56 -0400
...This lead me to >wonder what the big green book calls for on front wheel bearing maintenance. To my surprise I found nothing listed...
Re: How Much to Rebuild 84 Engine???
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:05:54 -0500
I do 1.9 engines current price is $2750 The 1.9 case has the same type of main bearing as the aircooled bug...
Re: Roller Guide bearing replacement alternative
Historical mailing list - tim clark
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:28:20 -0700
...the main guide > bearing > > Any one ever spedn the time to fond a 5-10 compatible bearing to replace > the main guide bearing > taling...
Re: Why there are no aftermarket oversize bearings
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:45:24 -0500
> Kolbenschmidt in Germany is the only manufacturer that I am aware of > that makes main bearings for the 1.9 and 2.1 engines...
Re: vanagon Digest - 5 May 2007 to 6 May 2007 - Special issue (#2007-466)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sun, 6 May 2007 10:20:46 -0700
...This then requires an oversized (O.D.) main bearing. The type 1 case (which the 2.1 WBX is almost a clone of) *always...
Re: trans. main shaft scoring
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Fri, 18 May 2001 08:59:21 -0700
...azsun99@earthlink.net> writes: , they discovered that the main shaft > was > scored where the pilot bearing rides. > Question is: How common is this and...
1.9 crank and new oem german mains
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 14:42:16 -0500
I have one set of std case and 20 id main bearings and a 1.9 crank that is ground to match the mains...
Re: tranny swap
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Stangeland
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 14:07:43 -0800
hey all, > #1) Pull the flywheel, install a flywheel O ring, > Flywheel felt seal, > Pilot bearing and Front main seal. ($12.00) It is...
Re: More Bearing Issues
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:20:56 -0500
> I note with interest the discussion on the lack/scarcity of main bearings > for the VW wasserboxer. Anyone know what the factory rebuilders do...
Re: Pilot Bearing
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Wed, 8 May 2013 11:29:18 -0400
...The roller bearings had fallen out of mine and were wedging between the flywheel and the rear main seal causing a big oil leak.
Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 20 May 2010 21:07:43 -0700
...pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal? I dropped the tranny today and found my exploded pilot bearing. So tomorrow I...
John Wallace Day clearance sale
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:07:44 -0400
...9 main bearings STD 025 198 461 $40 2.1 main bearings STD 025 198 461 A $54 2.1 main bearings align bore...
Re: ADDENDUM to....OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 15:19:04 -0700
...new throwout (clutch release) bearing, throwout > bearing guide, flywheel main seal, flywheel "O" ring, new pilot > bearing, pilot bearing felt seal and washer, new...
Re: question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:14:09 -0700
...The main purpose of the bearing is to allow the engine to turn at a different speed that the tranny input shaft. If the...
Re: .01 Main Bearings
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:10:19 EST
Ken told me I;"got one of the last sets of 2.1L WBX main bearings in the country". Drive Safely & Happy Holidays Ken...
Valve seals
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:58:54 -0400
...This alone can be the difference of > the > intended main bearing crush and no crush. > The 2.1 main bearings are a thinner rolled...
Re: Pilot bearing or shifter linkage?
Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
Sun, 17 May 1998 02:18:58 EDT
...I think my chatter was in the transmission- maybe a very worn mainshaft bearing? >> Well, it might very well have been the case in...
Re: Top Overhauls
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Sun, 15 Dec 2002 12:37:11 -0500
...The 2.1 engine rarely has any main bearing issues to speak of other than the main bearing bore distorting due to excessive loads...
Re: Camshaft Bearings
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:02:39 -0500
...That is probably because they outlast the rod and main bearings, and typically the rod bearings go first. Are you sure he said cam...
Re: 1.9L Build early stages Crank bearing question
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:34:47 -0500
Hi all main Bearing to crank How much movement or play is allowed between the crank Journal and the bearing surface? I have approx...
Re: Help Clutch Pilot Bearing question!
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:15:51 -0700
...I inadvertently installed the pilot bearing BACKWARDS, not realizing one end had a chamfer to facilitate the main shaft sliding in. This first time...
trans. main shaft scoring
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 17 May 2001 17:29:26 -0700
...While they had the tranny out, they discovered that the main shaft was scored where the pilot bearing rides. I saw it and it...
Re: 2.1L Main Bearing Problem
Historical mailing list
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:02:13 EDT
I have 2.1l align bore blue crank bearings for $75 a set. This is all that is available right now and I only...
Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:15:23 -0700
...all very good - be interested in hearing about your main bearings and journals. and an oil analysis might have flagged those cam bearings by...
Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Fri, 21 May 2010 22:08:06 -0700
...the shims go between the flywheel and the main bearing (not the crankshaft). Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
Re: crank bearing removal
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 10:39:30 -0800 (PST)
Dave Black writes: > > I need to remove the #3 main bearing from the Bus crankshaft. However, > I am without a press of any sort...
Re: source for 091 MS bearing?-reply
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Mon, 18 May 1998 10:02:25 -0400
...you get said bearing how do you propose to replace > it without tearing down the transaxle? I replaced the mainshaft bearing on my syncro...
Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Mar 2016 10:31:47 -0500
...gear or the slider and a bad main ball bearing on the main shaft or that bearing is moving in the gear carrier housing...
Re: REPLACING OIL PUMP
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:36:43 -0700
When you loose oil pressure 99% of the time it is main bearings and rod bearings to fault, so replacing the oil pump wont...
Re: pilot bearing symptoms if bad??
Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:34:11 -0700
...If the bearing did fail, it almost always damages the main > shaft. > If it did fail in only two years, you have ask what...
Re: bearing crush?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 23 May 2003 18:41:25 -0700
I use plastigauge (local FLAPS ) to measure the crank / main bearing clearance. (same for rod bearings) I use light oil wiped on both the...
Re: Oversized main bearings?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 May 2012 20:10:40 -0700
...main bearings. The case >>> appears to have been line bored to 0.5mm over. The local guys are > telling >>> me >>> there are no bearings...
Re: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT/ALARM
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 07:32:39 -0600
...The wasser boxer doesn't tend to beat out the #2 main bearing like the air cooled so it doesn't normally need align...
Westy woes update
Historical mailing list - Dave Black
Mon, 6 Feb 1995 10:13:58 -0700 (MST)
...1) Bent pushrod 2) Two piston rod bearings shot (crank end) 3) The split main bearing seats in both case halves has the bearing...
Re: crank bearing removal
Historical mailing list
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 18:40:18 -0500
>I need to remove the #3 main bearing from the Bus crankshaft. However, >I am without a press of any sort. No tools? Then...
Re: Top Overhauls
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 15 Dec 2002 15:12:15 -0600
...The 2.1 engine rarely has any main > bearing issues to speak of other than the main bearing bore distorting > due to excessive loads...
Re: crank bearing removal
Historical mailing list
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:06:57 +0500
>I need to remove the #3 main bearing from the Bus crankshaft. However, >I am without a press of any sort. Anybody know a...
Anyone have an exploded view of the rear main seal/flywheel area? 86 manual 4
Historical mailing list - Jim Harpe
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:57:16 -0400
...main seal/flywheel area? I'm trying to figure out where I went wrong when I replaced my rear main seal and pilot bearing...
Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:56:24 -0500
...I have seen a couple of the main bearings, and they look fine. Cam bearings, however, were showing copper. It was copper uniformly, not...
Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
Sat, 7 Jan 2006 13:51:11 -0800
...is this the main bearing I am looking at and if it is could this have caused the oil seal failure maybe by allowing...
Re: how to get top half of main bearing out
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Mon, 14 May 2001 17:13:30 EDT
...Rotate the crankshaft in the direction that pushes the retaining tab first and Voila! the shell bearing will come right out clean as a...
Notes on lubricants from Red Line's chief chemist
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:23:49 -0700
...I was particularly interested in the temps mentioned; i.e., con rod bearings: 200-375, main bearings: 200-350, top ring: 300-650, and...
Re: .01 Main Bearings
Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:04:38 -0800
...I am trying to find a set of .01 X std main bearings for a 2.1 > > wasserboxer (stock case with first grind on...
Fwd: Re: Re: 2.1L Align bore and main bearings
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 3 Dec 2003 19:08:51 -0800
...2.1L Align bore and main bearings > > > > You will need to get bearings to match the align > > boring and grinding you have done. You...
Re: Main Engine Bearings
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 4 May 2002 19:27:30 -0700
...Main Engine Bearings <DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 14:28:59 -0400 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I have just...
Re: pilot bearing
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:29:49 -0700
...I am concerned about the side loads put on the bearings (Mains > and cam that is) when the hammer transmits this sideways force to...
Re: trans. main shaft scoring
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 18 May 2001 21:32:47 -0700
...azsun99@earthlink.net> >writes: >, they discovered that the main shaft > > was > > scored where the pilot bearing rides. > > Question is: How common is this and...
Re: Air cooled camshaft
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:42:06 -0700
...Uneven main bearings ? ....engine balance ? the crank shaft is trying to flop left-right in there badly. One trick for checking how the main...
Re: Questions on clutch kit install, 87 Wolfy
Historical mailing list - Daivd Janzen
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:54:00 EDT
I used the Luk kit from Ron and Installed transaxle input shaft seal, rear main seal and o-ring on flywheel, throw out bearing...