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• Re: Vanagon engine rebuild cost
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 11:29:29 -0800
  ...They have rebuilt longblocks for $1599, which includes New Heads,New Pistons, Cylinders, and Rings, New Factory Kolbenshcmidt Main, Cam & Rod bearings, and New...
• Re: Vanagon Reliability
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:28:18 -0500
  ...the maintenance. When I got it I brought it back up to speed, and had very little trouble until the pilot bearing failed at...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings - Preempt?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:43:29 -0600
  On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Gene P wrote: > No apparent issues with bearings, no noise, wiggle at 12 & 6, 9 & 3...
• What are these bearings telling me?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 19:19:09 -0700
  ...Looking at the back of the #2 main bearing insert I'm reading the following: 85072610 U1/0.25 This engine was rebuilt by...
• Re: First day on the list. First questions
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 15:02:28 EDT
  ...I'm sure he will repl both the mainshaft & pinion bearings as well because they are most always bad and probably your noise as...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:48:24 -0400
  ...Either the rear bearings bent, bearing housing, brake drum,or stub axel. How to tell which? Replace them all with a new used hub...
• Tranny bearing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 15:47:02 -0300
  ...my $0.02 on the main bearings, They probably cost way less than $100 per, phone your dealer. The real price, from a bearing...
• Re: Oil Pressure Advice
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:00:38 -0400
  ...most of the 1.9 cases i've taken apart were exhibiting movement of the main bearing pins. if you are looking to ever...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:27:57 -0500
  I have yet to see the wheel actually come off from a bearing. The brake caliper helps to keep things together as you fight...
• Re: Why there are no aftermarket oversize bearings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:45:41 EST
  Stuart; I think I got a set of .5mm/std over main bearings for the 2.1L WBX. I received them by mistake instead...
• Re: Another Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 22:58:51 -0500
  ...One main bearing dowel pin missing on #3 main, bearing hadn't spun but showed signs of moving in the case. (Freebie form local...
• Re: How Much to Rebuild 84 Engine???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:21:24 -0800
  ...I have had made a over size rear main bearing and use the bug align bore bearing for the front three mains. I can...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:22:51 -0400
  ...Most common > > and critical is the main pinion bearing. Next is the needle bearing > > on the input end of the main or input shaft...
• Sealed Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:08:41 -0800
  ...bearings' in the Tribology literature and a suitable search will reveal hours of potentially fascinating discourse. RVC What is the recommended 'sealed/maintenance free...
• Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:28:27 -0400
  ...So no matter what you are going to need main bearings that are oversized on the case. These rebuilds are notorious for being all...
• NEED TIPS ON REAR BEARINGS
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 07:47:01 -0400
  ...THE MAIN AXLE NUT WAS TIGHTENED BY THE VW SHOP BUT THAT DIDN'T GET THE SLOP OUT. ANY GOOD TIPS ON REPAIRS? THANKS...
• Re: Rattle I cant find
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brunger
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:30:01 -0400
  ...I would check your wheel bearings anyway (easy enough to do) and a good maintenance thing to do! Dave Brunger poop on poop brown...
• Re: Transaxle noises
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 21:01:01 -0600
  ...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: type 4 bearing # Question
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:42:12 -0700
  ...0.25mm (.010") (Under on the main journals) > >Rod 039 105 707 and above it is 025 vw symbol on this bearing too. Does...
• Re: oil question...
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 15:10:29 -0600
  ------------- Hi Joe, Engine noise that happens only when accelerating (engine under load) is not a good thing, probable main bearing. Usually much worse than...
• Re: I am going to replace my pilot bearing - what else?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:54:26 -0500
  ...All OEM, new pilot bearing, throw-out bearing, main seal on engine side of bell housing, turned the flywheel, New Syncro clutch & disc, and...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:04:58 -0500
  ...Brad Jeffrey Stangeland wrote: >hey all, > > > >>#1) Pull the flywheel, install a flywheel O ring, >>Flywheel felt seal, >>Pilot bearing and Front main seal...
• Re: Remember those chips of metal....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 09:16:02 -0400
  ...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: whine
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:15:27 -0800
  ...bearings that is starting to fail...When the mainshaft bearings go, they make noise when in neutral with the clutch out...Pinion bearings make...
• Re: piltot bearing... and what else?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:12:38 -0400
  ...i was going to do the pilot > bearing, > felt washer and then tranny main seal. What else? > (of > course if clutch stuff is hosed...
• Gear oil in the Automatic fluid
  Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:20:15 -0400
  ...that the transmission needs a rebuild because the differential bearings wear cause the mainshaft to have some play and then the seals go bad...
• Re: Neil Wigley's transaxle noise
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:16:36 EST
  ...The input shaft is not supported by bearings but by the coupler with the mainshaft. The rear caged needle bearings on the mainshaft rarely...
• type 4 bearing # Question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:16:27 -0400
  ...the bearings. This case did not appear to have been align-bored. ANY ONE HAVE ANY INFO ON THESE P/N? Main ...021 105...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:58:12 -0800
  ...I'm tempted to try it >> again but for my concern about rod and main bearings, and I guess rod bolts >> as it's...
• Desperately Seeking Coolant....
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 23:49:15 EDT
  ...water pump bearings shot.... coolant all over the ground.... Wobbly Bus stuck up on the Air Force base again. More parking lot maintenance to...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 00:21:22 -0400
  ...2004, Mark Seifert wrote: > What is the torque spec for the main bearings on a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4 cap > nuts inside the...
• Re: HELP...any engine builders out there???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 18:34:26 -0500
  ...Remind me to stay away from these. ---------------------- Better start looking for some +.020 align bore main bearings. Seems VW Canada align bored as a...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:53:06 -0400
  ...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: High Mileage Maintenance Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:09:07 -0700
  Hi John, In your last paragraph, you say you believe in preventative maintenance, yet you say you ran the A/C pump (?), water pump...
• OIL PRESSURE LIGHT/ALARM
  Historical mailing list - John Cooper
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 02:00:43 EST
  ...A mechanic friend of mine says that my main bearings are probably worn to the point that there is too much clearance. About ten...
• Re: clutch juddering
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 13:56:32 +0100
  ...A number of months >passed by, I don't recall exactly how long, and my pilot bearing fell to >pieces and locked the main...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:37:58 EST
  ...The mainshaft is supported in the front by a ball bearing with an inner race designed to accept a very small amount of longitudinal...
• Re: Westy WOES...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 10:17:05 CST6CDT
  ...The rod and main bearings are a nonferrous composite material made of all sorts of secret things but contain Al, Cu, Ni, Pb, etc...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 09:04:36 -0700 (PDT)
  ...furnace like the pre-30's collectors need to recast their main bearings by the side of the road. H Steven Dolan dworkin@netcom...
• (NVC) Anyone have a Bentley for Audi A4?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:56:35 -0800
  I've searched and searched....and can't find the torque specs for the connecting rods and main bearing caps. Can anyone help me...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings - Preempt?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:29:33 -0700
  ...to do CV joint maintenance - no boot or noise problems, > just routine. > Thinking I would replace rear wheel bearings while I was mucking around...
• Re: Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Tue, 8 May 2012 22:20:01 -0400
  ...Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak Hola gang! I now have my '87 Sunroof Syncro Registered and Inspected in PA! I've got 250 miles on...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:27:40 -0700
  ...Stock 928s have a penchant for failing at the #2/6 main bearing. He quit for that race and put his car on the...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 20:55:52 -0800
  ...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: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:41:08 -0500
  The pilot bearing is probably an aftermarket one with the seal built in. Beck Arnley supplies these. You have 3 options. Replace the pilot...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:55:20 -0700
  ...Most common and > > critical is the main pinion bearing. Next is the needle bearing on the > > input end of the main or input shaft...
• rebuilding a 2.1 engine. tips, suggestions wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 20:54:15 -0700
  ...New cam bearings, rod bearings. Use old main bearings. 5. Complete gasket set. 6. Should I resize big end of rod bearings? Am I...
• Re: Nokian tire opinions
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:02:17 EDT
  In a message dated 6/2/03 8:19:33 PM, ecarroll@MAINE.RR.COM writes: << But the treads feel like a Vibram sole...
• Re: question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 01:13:44 -0400
  ...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: Problem finding a gear 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:02:34 -0500
  ...Then the engine mainseal can be pulled > ... > the pilot bearing (or what's left of it) pulled and replaced. Of > course, you would then...
• short block build tips?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 10 May 2003 01:08:05 -0700
  ...balanced and trimmed pistons, clearanced rods, 82mm counterweighted crank, and main/rod/cam bearings. I think this means i am ready to put the...
• Re: STUPID QUESTION?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:24:09 -0400
  ...lol i'll take the hit. > anyway seems i have this old ball issue and it might be related to > this oil/main bearing...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:30:24 -0500
  ...Wheel bearings > > How often should the front and rear wheel bearings be regreased? Or is > this > a maintenance-free item, like on my Honda...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 02:55:14 -0600
  ...I'm tempted to try it >again but for my concern about rod and main bearings, and I guess rod bolts >as it's...
• 1.6L NA diesel "rebuild?"
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 8 May 2001 21:45:22 -0400
  ...Must I remove the crank shaft to do all this safely? I'm afraid to disturb the main bearings. If I were to remove...
• Re: Wasserleaker Head Job
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 12:14:49 -0800
  Actually I was thinking of all the maintenance, not just the coolant. But the coolant figures are a pretty good example. If doing it...
• Re: Why this type IV engine caught fire, spun the mains and ruined everything.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 01:08:40 -0500
  ...The #2 main showed primarily signs of oil starvation that ultimately discolored the bearing and crankshaft from intense heat. The number #1 (flywheel) bearing...
• Friend in Seattle want to buy his first Westy
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:09:52 -0800
  I second the "paying for a used Westy is just the downpayment for extended maintainance costs" Only paid $600 for Cunegonde (and she ran...
• Re: How many Vanagons have you killed?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 21:16:35 -0400
  my kill list is as follows 85 blue -> bought with blown engine 84 red and white -> main bearings worn out, rusty 84 brown on...
• Re: Recent Transmission and Pilot Bearing Adventures
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:04:40 -0500
  ...pilot bearing but didn't replace the clutch disc like I instructed, which ticked me off plenty. They also damaged the main crank seal...