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• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:13:48 -0500
  ...The 2.l also has a slightly improved main bearing design with separate thrust plates for the flywheel side. The 2.1 vans also...
• Re: Bad CV Joint Turns Vanagon back home
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:19:55 -0400
  ...under the Van and grabbed the axle like a javelin and thrust it back and forth between the wheel and the tranny, that I...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 15 May 2002 07:34:49 -0400
  ...By so doing, you reverse the angle of thrust, and thus begin wearing on the opposite wear surface in the large and small groove...
• Re: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 00:34:09 -0700
  ...The thrust bearing had .020" end float. We were to take off on a long scheduled trip the following day (hot-springs hopping tour...
• RE: The adventure of the THROWN ROD
  Historical mailing list - Eugene Palmer
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:09:12 -0700
  ...There's no reason to change cases unless the endplay (thrust bearing seat) is out so far that the case is getting too thin...
• Re: Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO) <F>
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:39:15 EST
  ...THRUST AND THRUST RESERVE AT THE REAR WHEELS. SO THE DZ TRANS WITH 1.8L ENGINE WAS EXACTLY THE POINT. EXACTLY. EXACTLY. Perfectly valid...
• Re: Friction
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:43:23 -0400
  ...Depressing the clutch pedal loads up the engine's thrust bearing with significant force. Exactly how much of that force translates into friction, I...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:37:38 -0800
  ...So if the tire is underinflated the effect is that the last factor in the thrust value, the radius arm of the torque applied...
• What Van was that?
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  3 Jan 1995 13:43:30 +1000
  ...and have just about decided it gonna be a sort of thruster/mini malibu cross about 6'10" (what do you think? seems I...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:41:25 -0700
  ...There is the > thrust washer that can easily drop out of place when you install the > flywheel. Or you miscalculated the thickness of the...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:43:40 -0700
  ...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: 1.9L Build early stages rod question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:27:09 -0500
  ...The next thing that come up when the case is align bored is that the rear main will still be loose because the thrust...
• Re: Would you replace your water pump if:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:49:06 -0700
  ...a squealing fan belt was the sound of the water pump impeller milling away the engine case due to too much end thrust. George
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:16:14 -0800
  ...It is quite >possible, and even likely that in a transaxle, the bearings that take >reverse thrust may not be strong enough. Far simpler...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 21 May 2016 22:01:30 -0700
  ...I thought the >> thrust washer was standard sized. Oh, that's... you mean the shims! >> ok. I didn't find anything like that even...
• Re: unlimited Vanagon Syncro/Audi Quattro trans swap budget
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 02:30:53 EST
  ...even likely that in a transaxle, the bearings that take reverse thrust may not be strong enough. >> Again, my understanding is that the main...
• Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:07:59 EST
  ...To better match the two, the final drive ratio should be changed to give the same rear wheel thrust at low velocities in top...
• Re: Friday Sneaky plan for advanced van drive revealed
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:27:55 -0800
  ...speed, maybe...?) they have no mass, so they can't provide thrust! Aiming them *forward*, however, will strip all atomic elements caught in the...
• RE: 1985 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Mon, 20 May 1996 22:32:06 -0600
  ...fill the coolant sys with = phosphate free antifreeze, replace back tires, thrust angle alignment, = and balance all wheels. All of these steps were pretty...
• Re: Clarification of noise
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:19:16 +0100
  ...b) gearbox 1st motion shaft bearings (input shaft bearing) > >c) crankshaft thrust bearing worn allowing something else to make noise > > My limited experience w...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:16:12 -0700
  ...Unfortunately Dennis was right about the block - the rear > thrust bearing is moving in its seat, I can rotate it about 1/8" inch...
• DIY alignment? (Also, alignment numbers)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 8 May 2008 19:36:19 -0400
  ...Now | Before | Specified Range Cross Camber .7* | .6* | N/A Total Toe .28* | .28 * | -.33* .33* Thrust Angle .12* | .11* | N/A
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 12:13:51 -0400
  ...Turned out the O-ring between the pulley and rear bearing thrust plate broke. This let oil run through the pulley key slot and...
• Re: ooooooooohhhhhhhhkay.........
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Mar 1996 10:26:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...In this case, you may have an excessively worn thrust-bearing journal in your crankcase, which can only be "fixed" by replacing the case...
• Re: gap on yer wetsy
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 31 May 1997 20:51:43 -0400
  ...refreeze, applying that wonderful 30,000 lbs/square inch of outward thrust that the water-to-ice cycle creates. 3) THEN...start all over...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:07:46 -0700
  ...to the chase bottom line. >> >> To make the CV joints apply thrust through the other set of bearing >> faces, swap left to right, inner...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 5 May 2014 08:31:11 -0700
  ...rates on CV boots are so high because of excessive lateral thrust? I re-read my email and it might not have been terribly...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:46:53 -0700
  ...Why go to big tires? As Evan mentions below, the change in effective wheel/tire diameter gives less 'thrust' at the road surface since...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 12:29:41 -0700
  ...is there barrel metal galled onto the thrust faces of the pistons much ? Sounds like it might be a 'semi-forgetabout-it' situation. Like...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:01:03 -0700
  Thanks Mark. I figured the Vanagon would be markedly heavier than a Bay. Enough to warrant a change in outer bearing design. But.... Here...
• rattle INSIDE engine
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 03:42:45 -0500
  ...Is there supposed to be only one thrust washer at the bottom? What determines the end play of the drive? (One thing that makes...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:44:15 -0700
  ...There is the >> thrust washer that can easily drop out of place when you install the >> flywheel. Or you miscalculated the thickness of the...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:49:50 -0400
  ...Unfortunately Dennis was right about > the block - the rear > thrust bearing is moving in its seat, I can rotate > it about 1/8" inch...
• dealer ripoffs
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 18:06:45 -0800
  ...I learned that during one of the runs, when the ThrustSSC jet car was at the north end of the run and a certain...
• Re: Replaced Diesel Engine with Honda Civic
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 03:15:55 -0700
  ...No matter what you do you will be loading all the grears and thrust bearings the wrong way, but it's been done in...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:33:42 -0500
  ...rear main bearing due to the lack of clearance between the thrust surfaces I can only assuume you are tring to fix an oil...
• Re: Solution - Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:18:09 -0600
  ...pushing air down would reduce the weight (force) on a thrust bearing. The orientation my fan is mounted with the air pushing up has...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Sep 2016 17:21:31 -0400
  ...the rebuild kit and the pistons that need repairs, and the thrust bearings, and even these are only if water gets in the AT...
• Re: Question about end play
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 19:11:06 -0500
  ...Out of the three shims, the closest one to the thrust washer is a > bit bigger in size (not in thickness but in circumference...
• just helpless me again
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 19:09:59 EDT
  ...I do not know what these thrust washers are. What I pulled out of the hole is all one piece. I do not know...
• Re: 88 4sp starter trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:25:07 EDT
  ...On the "bench" there's the standard thrust engagement when 12v are applied to the solenoid, and the motor spins when 12v are given...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel - Payback
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:21:45 -0500
  ...Diesel torque curves as you know are very different from gasoline torque curves.� To generate thrust, the force that pushes your vanagon down the...
• Re: Engine parts source
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 6 May 2014 18:07:47 -0700
  ...I'm not sure that is entirely true as mine needed it - it had a cracked thrust bearing. But I guess 30 years is...
• Re: Crankshaft stuck?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:12:53 -0400
  ...The thrust washer has dropped and was subsequently pinched between the case and flywheel. This usually results in damage to the case. Careful application...
• Syncro part numbers for crankshaft shims, o-ring and oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 22:02:51 EST
  ...Those parts are; Flywheel, thrust washer, endplay shims, o-ring, oil seal, felt washer, and needle bearing ('cause it's cheap and easy right...
• How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 16 May 2004 10:25:36 -0700
  ...The end play shims were incorrect on this motor when I tore it down, it is supposed to use the newer style thrust washer...
• Re: cultural diversity <F>
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 09:29:01 -0700
  ...the creation of world peace through the use of diplomatic force. Thrusting peace upon the world will, in turn, result in a society free...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 14 May 2002 23:30:27 -0700
  ...to the chase bottom line. > >To make the CV joints apply thrust through the other set of bearing >faces, swap left to right, inner...
• Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:55:13 -0400
  ...Basically I've plotted the thrust curves for each engine in each gear over the entire rev range. What I'm working on now...
• Re: 1.9 Liter WasserBoxer Rebuild Kit...need reccomendations!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:01:28 -0500
  ...I even have std, 20 and 40 over mains for the 1.9 cases with over size thrust in both std and 10 under...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 May 2016 07:37:57 -0400
  ...I thought the > >> thrust washer was standard sized. Oh, that's... you mean the shims! > >> ok. I didn't find anything like that even...
• Re: Photon driven Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 08:37:39 -0500
  ...Light gives No thrust you say? Or maybe the equal but opposite force rule doesn't apply to light? >> At the risk of exceeding...
• Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 05:13:34 EDT
  ...Putting the 1.8L I-4 in a vehicle with a WB or AC transmission reduces the available thrust to that of the 1...
• Re: OT Hawker Hunter help
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:13:32 -0000
  ...climb rate > 55,000 ft/min) - known as 'a triumph of thrust over aerodynamics', which is a bit of a snub to the designers...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 21:41:35 -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: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:22:59 -0600
  ...There is the >> thrust washer that can easily drop out of place when you install the >> flywheel. Or you miscalculated the thickness of the...
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 May 2004 21:06:21 -0500
  ...and the thrust bearing > takes care of all that... > Any help on this would be grand.. > thanks all, > jesse > 89 carat
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 May 2004 21:21:06 -0500
  ...and the thrust bearing > takes care of all that... > Any help on this would be grand.. > thanks all, > jesse > 89 carat
• tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:22:24 -0400
  ...What it does: * Proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am truly a geek * Uses dyno data to calculate thrust and acceleration...
• Leakin' oil
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 16:51:55 -0700
  ...And THAT is caused >by thecrank's thrust bearing seat being badly worn-- usually so much so >that youcan no longer adjust it out...