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• 2.1L( 2wd) crankshaft shims, help
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:55:31 -0400
  ...A(the one with the tab) obviously goes on the inside of the main bearing. The three C shims must go on the outside...
• Re: Endplay Shims
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 13 Jul 97 16:25:59 -0500
  ...Too much or too little endplay >will ruin the mainshaft bearings thrust faces in short order. You will change >one of the shims if...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:16:49 -0500
  ...wrote : > > " I have seen a couple of the main bearings, and they look fine. Cam > bearings, however, were showing copper. It was copper uniformly...
• 1.9 liter camshaft checking and more
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:18:00 -0400
  ...there is more than one maker of after market rear main bearings for this engine. they are made of aircraft quality aluminum and I...
• Re: Syncro Rumble Syncro Whine-1
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:27:14 EDT
  ...Parts replaced included 3/4 slider hub, all (4) new syncros, main shaft bearing, mainshaft needle bearings, pinion bearing plus clutch parts. (Did they...
• Re: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:39:01 -0700
  ...Beyond that though, like for main bearings, ..........you'll be splitting the cases anyway. how about a nice inline four Rabbit gasoline engine for...
• Pilot Bearing took out clutch??
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 19:14:57 -0700
  ...The fact that his new rear main seal is leaking and it vibrates so bad I can't drive over 35 really made my...
• Re: Transaxle noises
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 14:49:32 EST
  ...I don't know how many times I've gone for a test drive and heard a mainshaft bearing howling like a banshee but...
• Re: 85 GL 1.9L Engine Rebuild Qs?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:18:39 -0400
  ...The two middle main bearings bores are in fact the same size on the bug main bearings bores as they are on the 1...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 18 May 2003 19:54:38 -0500
  Mr Blake, There is bind there. ( maybe pilot bearing seized to end of mainshaft ) So move engine, move trans, pry, and blocks that Mr...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:57:37 -0800
  If the front wheel bearings are bad……thunk, thunk, thunk just at low speeds, is there a chance of catastrophic failure; i.e. the...
• Re: WBX Remanufactured in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 06:58:31 EST
  ...No rod damage, no case or main bearing boss damage, no obvious scoring on the crank...either main bearing areas or crank throw bearing...
• Re: hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 95 11:46:27 EDT
  ...There is a rub sometimes, a friend had a Audi 4000 Quattro, a main bearing in the tranny went, the local VW guru not...
• Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 13:08:36 -0400
  ...Once I did the front wheel bearings in a syncro. They have extra seals, alot like engine rear main seals. Got some grease where...
• Re: Chrome Muffler Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:09:44 -0800
  Sounds like somebody pulled the hose and crammed the bearing into the end to maintain vacuum. Then they either lost it down the hose...
• Re: question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:29:10 -0500
  ...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: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 May 2004 21:06:21 -0500
  ...They also pull your crank rear sealing shoulder to the proper clearance against the rear #1 Main bearing. If this is not a new...
• Re: Crankshaft End-Play.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 15:42:02 -0500 (CDT)
  ...s the thrust surface of the main bearing nearest the crank. > I'm not 100% sure which bearing it is, but it's whichever...
• More parts FS- Wheels/ 1.9L main bearings (Tampa FL)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:19:40 -0800
  ...powder coat to look perfect - $350 Set of new 1.9L Main bearings -Kolbenschmidt STD #HL-87 437 600 NIB - $100 1 rear pod...
• Re: Why this type IV engine caught fire, spun the mains and ruined everything.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:54:56 EDT
  ...I also often encountered the spun main or rod bearing because the journal to bearing surface had not been properly measured with plastigage. Second...
• Re: removing main engine seal?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:23:18 -0700
  ...Ended up replacing clutch, friction disc, TO bearing, yoke and bushings, nose cone for the TO bearing, needle bearing and felt seal. Results are...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:10:53 -0500
  ...main bearing, oil pump.. etc etc... Sure it helps to maintain oil pressure, by keeping the oil temperature lower than it would be without...
• Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:38:45 -0700
  ...When doing the bearings, I put the bearings in a baggie, squeezed lots of grease in and then added a little extra grease around...
• Bosch alternator rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 08:29:49 CST6CDT
  ...preventative maint. those of you that have tried to find or buy a new or rebuilt unit can appreciate the below prices. bearing 303...
• Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them into pleasant dreams...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 20:20:37 EDT
  ...major repairs required. >> This is for the main bearings/cracking the case. The counterweighted crank doubles bearing life. I might need to do a...
• Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 21 May 2010 00:08:51 -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...
• Re: Transmission MainShaft Needle Bearing Noise
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:18:13 -0700
  ...My Long Enterprises CD calls this part > "mainshaft needle bearing". Bentley calls it "needle bearing" and > shows it on mainshaft. (35.20 and 35...
• Re: 1.9L Build early stages rod question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:27:09 -0500
  ...The most common reason for the low oil pressure in the 1.9 is the loose main bearings in the case. new bearing might...
• Main&rod bearing replacement,1.6L NA diesel:HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:11:30 -0700
  Folks, I have some questions regarding replacement of rod and main bearings in a 1.6L NA diesel engine: 1) Important data point: I...
• 1985 VW Vanagon - clutch jump
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Fri, 18 May 2007 10:27:43 -0700
  ...When I last inspected my flywheel, had a bad pilot bearing then due to a transmission mainshaft bearing failure, my flywheel surface was smooth...
• Re: Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 May 2012 18:07:41 -0400
  It is really unlikely the bearings are causing a squeak. The shoes are rubbing or the drums are not round. Check for bent backing...
• Syncro Rumble Syncro Whine
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 23:11:08 -0700
  ...Parts replaced included 3/4 slider hub, all (4) new syncros, main shaft bearing, mainshaft needle bearings, pinion bearing plus clutch parts. (Did they...
• Re: K & N Recharger
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:39:43 -0800
  ...With 4k on the fresh engine it needed new main bearings. --- Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET> wrote: > hello anyone use the above subject, i...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 06:36:25 EST
  ...buy you some time and use for preventive maintenance after you've replaced the bearings. If you have all the tools and parts handy...
• Re: Whiring sound from transmission/engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 00:22:57 EDT
  ...A trans mainshaft brng changes with eng rpm. A trans pinion bearing is usually worse on acceleration. I would ck the wheel bearings first...
• Crank shaft seal front and back
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 11:56:12 -0800
  ...I'm going to replace my cluctch, and during that work do the main seal, "O" ring, and a new clutch pilot bearing and...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 09:58:17 -0600
  ...gear or the slider and a bad main ball bearing on > the main shaft or that bearing is moving in the gear carrier housing...
• More Weddle Wisdom--Gearbox rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - "Chris Weddle (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:01:37 -0500
  ...The main problem was that the key that holds the main bearing in place on the drive shaft (input) wore and eventually broke in...
• WBX Remanufactured in Canada
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:02:05 -0600
  ...No rod damage, no case or main bearing boss damage, no obvious scoring on the crank...either main bearing areas or crank throw bearing...
• Re: oil pressure diagnosis.
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:37 -0700
  ...through the > trouble of replacing con rod bearings and not the mains? What about > the cam bearings? If they never offered or explain why...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:30:00 -0500
  ...The 1.9 main bearing bore become larger to the point that the main bearings are moving in the bore replacing the bearings does...
• Re: Transmission Woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:25:55 -0600
  ...The rear main seal is on the other side of the flywheel. A worn pilot bearing will cause the input shaft bearing to wear...
• Re: Low frequency rumble when stopped
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:57:25 -0800
  ...But from your description I would tend to believe that there is one of the main shaft bearing in the transmission that is potentially...
• Re: Engine bearing rattle at warm restart
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 22 May 2006 00:01:33 -0400
  ...engine bearing noise question. (yes did search > archives for this one :) I'll try to be brief ;) > > Warm restart; sometimes bearing rattle (main?) until...
• Remember those chips of metal....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 24 Apr 95 15:08:07 PDT
  ...BTW, the rod and main bearings look just fine. The cam itself shows wear, perhaps not unexpected in an engine with 108 kmiles on...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 07:57:10 -0600
  ...Most common and critical is the main pinion bearing. Next is the needle bearing on the input end of the main or input shaft...
• Re: Clutch job... done properly
  Historical mailing list - James Henry
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:52:30 -0500
  ...done properly I'm about to have the rear main seal, throwout bearing, plate, pilot bearing, pressure plate, flywheel o-ring and felt ring...
• Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:01:55 +1000
  As preventative maintenance, I recently (about 5000km ago) replaced all wheel bearings (front and back) on my Vanagon. I used German-branded parts. I...
• Re: 86 2.1 L clunking noise under load
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:49:06 +0000
  Engine main bearings do not knock when they are worn or failing. The noise is more of a groan that is load and speed...
• High Mileage Maintenance Concerns
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:35:26 -0600
  ...I've tried diligently to give'er good maintenance so everything works pretty good at the moment. However, there are still some maintenance things...
• Re: 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:44:19 -0700
  ...If the engine had oil pressure problems worn main bearing journals are the usual cause. On a running engine worn mains can be felt...
• 2.0l Main Bearings FS (again)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:16:54 -0400
  Just dropping the list a note again to let you know that I have some of the 2.0l engine main bearings for sale...
• Pilot Bearing: easy to remove & install?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 08:58:37 -0800
  I'm starting the pre-maintenance meditation and yoga necessary for any enlightening vdub work. In the tread regarding the clutch replacement (my next...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:02:23 -0600
  Take him up on that offer before he backs out ............... this might be your last chance to get what you paid for. Stan Thanks...
• Re: Sealed Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:56:49 -0800
  ...RVC What is the recommended 'sealed/maintenance free' Group 41 battery among those gathered here together? My Delco Freedom is now applying for AARB...
• Re: 2.1L Align bore and main bearings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:13:34 -0800
  ...tore down and the #1 main bearing was > chewed up pretty good. > Running my fingernail across the #1 bearing journal > of the crankshaft it...
• Carat rear springs and bearings
  Historical mailing list - E&M
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:13:00 -0800
  ...And if anyone has any helpful hints on rear bearings I'd appreciate that too. Thanks, Eric in Fryeburg, Maine 1991 Carat ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:18:38 -0700
  ...main bearing, oil pump.. etc etc...
• Re: Now, Front Bearing "saga"...
  Historical mailing list - marty�
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 15:22:05 -0500
  ...the back with a hammer? My main reason for posting is because when I had my new bearing races pressed in and then went...
• Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 6 May 2012 15:42:36 -0400
  ...Aside from potentially having to pull it back out due to a leaking rear main seal (YUCK!), having yet to reboot and repack the...