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Re: Wrist pins
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:40:09 -0700
...Mechanic says > that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. > > What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
Re: removing wrist pin on #1 & 3
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:37:48 -0400
...Insert your threaded piece down inside the pipe and through the wrist pin. Sneak the nut in place at the end of the wrist...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 06:50:46 -0700
Volks, Wrist pin - Failed Actually the very first engine disaster I had with the 2.2L EuroCars engine was a wrist pin failure. The...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:33:08 -0500
Larry good to hear from you yes the double ping And the double wrist pin clips Boy I hate tring to get those out...
Re: &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 14 May 2005 08:17:50 -0500
...It's also helpful to get the piston moved to the side so the wrist pin is slightly away from the clip and the...
Wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:58:32 -0800
...Mechanic says that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:27:55 -0500
Mike, Jimt and fellow vanagon types The wrist pin noise is not what it sounds like pun intended The term wrist pin noise is...
Wrist pin dimensions.
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Fri, 21 May 2010 13:32:47 -0500
Does anyone have the dimensions for the stock 2.1 wrist pins? I'll be making a puller in the next couple of days...
Re: Wrist pin removal tool
Historical mailing list - mccaig
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 17:47:17 -0300
...Wrist pin removal tool >OK... due to requests... >I've put together plans for the wrist pin removal tool >that I invented.... > >Anyone interested...
&^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 13 May 2005 22:20:13 -0500
What's the secret to getting these things in and out (the circular wire clips that secure the wrist pins in the piston)? Any...
Re: wrist pins Boston bob
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:03:14 -0800
...Mechanic >> says >> that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. >> >> What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:14:57 +1100
...wrist pins/boston bob Mike, Jimt and fellow vanagon types The wrist pin noise is not what it sounds like pun intended The term...
Re: Anyone have the VW piston wrist pin puller?
Historical mailing list - John Connolly
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:22:43 -0600
...all thread, a few nuts and washers, and a piece of pipe (that is just larger then the wrist pin). John Aircooled.Net Inc.
Re: Wrist pin dimensions.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 21 May 2010 13:47:28 -0500
...put the allthread through the hole and the washer (on the far end of the wrist pin) and thread on the bolt. Jim On...
Wrist pin removal tool
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:00:09 -0500
...I've put together plans for the wrist pin removal tool that I invented.... Anyone interested, just reply to the list and I'll...
Re: wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Mark in Westminster, CO
Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:22:23 -0800
...Mechanic s= ays > that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. >=20 > What are the chances it is wrist pins with...
Wrist pin removal was Re: Wrist pin dimensions.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 21 May 2010 14:56:48 -0400
...the hole and the washer (on the far end of the >wrist pin) and thread on the bolt. What do people do for a...
Re: Fwd: Wrist pin removal tool
Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
Sat, 20 Jun 1998 11:26:49 -0400
...Wrist pin removal tool > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:00:09 -0500 > From: Anthony Kimmons <Anthony.Kimmons@CHRON.COM> > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM...
Re: Reinstalling wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 08:22:31 -0500
Karl the wrist pins are very hard and they dont often scratch or distort although they do tend to accumulate varnish between the piston...
Re: The Adventure of the Thrown Rod
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 07:28:00 -0600
...There's the flat piston head, the wrist pin mounts, and a little skirting just around the latter. No skirting where there's no...
Re: Wrist pin removal tool
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 08:19:49 -0700
...due to requests... > I've put together plans for the wrist pin removal tool > that I invented.... > > Anyone interested, just reply to the list...
Wrist pin dimensions.
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Fri, 21 May 2010 13:51:04 -0500
...the hole and the washer (on the far end of the > wrist pin) and thread on the bolt. > > Jim > > > On Fri, May 21, 2010...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:07:25 -0800
...wrist pins/boston bob Contacy Jeffrey about that Mike. So many opinions, such little actual experience... --------------------- I've never seen wrist pin tick in...
Re: wrist pins Boston bob
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 06:11:26 -0500
...Mechanic >>> says >>> that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. >>> >>> What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:17:11 -0300
I used carburetor cleaner to soften things up and then my dremel with small wire brush to clean the wrist pin and piston hole...
Re: Wrist pin removal was Re: Wrist pin dimensions.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 21 May 2010 14:12:56 -0500
...the hole and the washer (on the far end of the >> wrist pin) and thread on the bolt. >> > > What do people do for a...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:22:32 -0600
...wrist pins/boston bob > All, and especially Boston Bob, > > Two responses on the question of whether bad wrist pins are really bad or not...
Re: Cylinder sleeves, I HATE IT when that happens
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:36:52 -0400
I use the method outlined in the Bentley; retrieving the C clip and wrist pin through the coolant outlet port in the side of...
wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:45:05 -0500
All, and especially Boston Bob, Two responses on the question of whether bad wrist pins are really bad or not. One says it never...
Re: wrist pins Boston bob
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:06:00 -0800
...Mechanic >>>> says >>>> that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. >>>> >>>> What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:27:16 -0700
...lots of carb cleaner first, figuring the pin is hanging up in goo on the wrist pin bushing - sometimes that helps. On 10/3...
Re: rebuilding engine removing the wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 19:02:05 -1000
...rebuilding engine removing the wrist pins Please post how you were able to remove the wrist pins. I just spent two hours and can...
Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:31:44 -0800
...and don't forget, use lots of lube before you start whacking. (spray WD40 around the wrist pins before using the slide hammer) >PS...
Re: Removing Wbx Engine Case Studs
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:41:47 -0500
...I made a wrist pin puller out of a length of pipe large enough for the pin to slide into, some "Allthread" and nuts...
Re: rebuilding engine removing the wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:59:43 -0400
Please post how you were able to remove the wrist pins. I just spent two hours and can not remove the pin closest to...
Reinstalling wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 20:34:33 -0700
Hello all, I'm attempting to reinstall the pistons, and am having a problem with one of the wrist pins not fitting in the...
1.6 -> 1.9 pistons ??
Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:30:19 -0700
...1.6 and the 1.9 piston the diameter? wrist pin diameter and wrist pin to top of piston the same dimension? I understand...
Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:51:35 -0400
I have always cleaned the wrist pin and its hole in the piston with naphtha (Ronsonol lighter fluid). Then, with a light oiling, the...
Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:06:10 -0500
...I have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 inch past the piston edge, so I've made a little...
Fwd: Wrist pin removal tool
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:07:16 EDT
I am interested in the tool. [message/rfc822]
Solved &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 14 May 2005 17:16:36 -0500
...As far as everyone's suggestions about driving out the wrist pin, if you haven't tried sticking them into a pot of boiling...
removing wrist pin on #1 & 3
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:24:12 -0700
how the heck do you access the backside of the wristpins on the first and third cylinders? thanks m "Racing with the wind and...
To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:34:12 -0700
...Removing cylinders and pistons as one by removing the wrist pins or; B. Removing the cylinders, leaving the pistons and trying to finagle a...
Shade Tree Tool Lending Now Open
Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:27:54 -0400
I have the VW specialty tool for pulling the wrist pin. And although it is possible to extract the wrist pins without this tool...
Re: Solved &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 14 May 2005 20:58:46 -0500
...and by the way, on a wasserboxer ... > you have to remove the wrist pins and pistons first. There is no oil > pan. After the...
Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:06:17 EDT
...bend your wrists as far up (back) as you can, then flop them down while trying to keep your extended pinkies and thumbs in...
Re: head gasket question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:51:52 -0500
...After removing the wrist pin (which was a bit stiff coming out) I cleaned the pin with Naphtha (Ronsonol Lighter Fuel) and it then...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:14:42 -0400
...I > have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 inch past the piston > edge, so I've made a little...
Re: 84 head job update and questions
Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
Fri, 31 May 2002 19:51:13 -0400
...I found the wrist pins very difficult to remove. The Haynes manual suggested making up a hook out of wire to gently pull them...
Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:02:31 -0700
...To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll > Removing the pistons and cylinders as a unit is preferable. In fact, I > once had...
Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:51:09 -0400
...40808804 > > >Hey Guys, why not use the correct special tools(see the repair manual) >to remove the burrs and extract the wrist pins? > >John >
Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 17:25:08 -0700
...bend your wrists as far up (back) as you can, > then flop them down while trying to keep your extended pinkies and thumbs in...
Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
Historical mailing list - John
Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:49:09 -0400
...40808804 Hey Guys, why not use the correct special tools(see the repair manual) to remove the burrs and extract the wrist pins? John
Re: 1.6 -> 1.9 pistons ??
Historical mailing list - karl
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:03:57 -0400
...1.6 and the > 1.9 piston the diameter? wrist pin diameter and wrist pin to top of > piston the same dimension? > I understand...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:11:25 -0500
...Firstly you all call them wrist pins we use the old term > gudgeon pin and yes they do come loose. > > My 2.1 was...
Re: piston pin #1 removal question
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:45:48 EST
In a message dated 1/10/04 4:56:42 PM, collum@VERIZON.NET writes: << After removal, clean the varnish off the wrist pin...
Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:18:30 -0500
...The major reason that the pin has become a press fit is that the wrist pin clip raises a ridge of aluminum next to...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:06:45 -0500
...I >>> have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 inch past the >>> piston >>> edge, so I've made a little...
Anyone have the VW piston wrist pin puller?
Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:06:46 -0700
Does anyone in the Seattle area own one of the specialized tools for pulling the piston wrist pin on a Waterboxer? If you have...
Re: &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sat, 14 May 2005 14:38:15 -0700
...circlip. > >> What's the secret to getting these things in and out (the circular wire > > clips that secure the wrist pins in the piston)? >>