The pressure plate should be replaced as part of the clutch set. The
input shaft needs to be replaced. The flywheel needs to be measured
before being cut, and both surfaces need to be cut. I've seen thm cut to
the point that the disc hub hits the crank bolts.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Blake Thornton
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:08 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Pilot bearing and seal

OK, I got the tranny out.  As suggested, it just took a ton of prying
and
it eventually came out.  Took the clutch out, removed the flywheel
(which
I'll take to get resurfaced, does the pressure plate need resurfaced?).
My questions (and current problems):

- Pilot bearing is most certainly fried.  The shaft on the transmission
(input shaft?) is no longer smootly round.  The shaft apears to have
some
of the needle bearing "welded" to it.  Should I care about this?  If so,
what do I do?

- Oil Seal: Everyone says to "pry it out with a screwdriver."  Well,
perhaps I'm being a bit soft on it, but its not prying.  I assume I
shove
a screwdriver in through the middle (by the crank shaft), toward the
engine casing and pry it out like this?  If I'm given the word, I'll
give
it hell and keep trying, it just seems quite stuck.

- Pilot bearing, I guess I've read enough in the arhives about some
tricks
to remove this, but perhaps I'll ask again later when I actually give it
a
try.

Thanks for everyone's help (and patience).

Blake
84 Westy
St Louis, MO