kdlewis Said: It probably is OK but I would not do it intentionally.
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I really can't believe that anyone said that!
The pin is not only alignment but keeps the flwwheel from turning on the
shaft.
The flywheel will find the threads on your five mounting bolts and start
eating the flywheel in very short order in the process it will bind the
bolts in the crank end and ruin your crankshaft.
You just can't make wrong into OK on this situation.
Fear of engine failure will travel with you every mile you drive this
engine without the pin and it just isn't worth the stress of not doing it
right.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Tue, 1 Jan 2002 06:35:02 -0500 Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
writes:
> Craig;
>         If the flywheel and crank were both originally balanced
> together
> and you did not retain the original orientation, the resulting
> imbalance
> _could_ reduce bearing life. I'm talking worse case scenario. It
> probably
> is OK but I would not do it intentionally.
>
> Good Luck and Drive Safely
> Ken Lewis
> 86 Crewcab,60 356
> http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
>
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:42:54 -0800 Craig Jones
> <jimcricket@W-LINK.NET>
> writes:
> > Have I made a grave mistake? I forgot to install the pin between
> > flywheel
> > and crankshaft on my T4. What are the consequences? Thanks, craig
> >
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