the steel ring is not avalible and I have a few but as Dennis said there is
a polit bearing with a seal biult in and the felt and steel would not be
needed if you had one of those
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Strickrott" <jstric01@cs.fiu.edu>
To: "ROBERT DONALDS" <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Cc: "Vanagon List" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!

> Bob:
>
> Do you know if the metal ring for the standard type IV flywheels is still
> available? And if not, what do you use these days when putting on a
> new/reconditioned flywheel that does not have the metal ring (my current
> situation)?
>
> Regards,
> --Jeff Strickrott
> 82 Westy, South Florida
>
> ROBERT DONALDS wrote:
>
> > I have seen this problem but only in the 1.9 crankshafts the needle
bearing
> > hole is not deep enough. I use these early cranks moslty on automatics.
what
> > happend to the flywheel that came off this engine?  the original
flywheel
> > had a larger opening to acomidate the needle bearing you would also need
the
> > larger felt oring and the larger steel ring (same as bug and still
> > available ) to keep the felt in place once you open the center hole in
the
> > flywheel.
> > Bob Donalds
> > http://www.bostonengine.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
> >
> > > The pilot bearing is probably an aftermarket one with the seal built
in.
> > > Beck Arnley supplies these. You have 3 options. Replace the pilot
> > > bearing with a correct one, Bore out the center of the flywheel, or
Use
> > > a dremel or die grinder to remove the shoulder in side the crankshaft.
I
> > > prefer option 1 or 2. The main benefit of option #2 is that the felt
> > > seal and the un-available metal sleeve in the flywheel center are no
> > > longer needed.
> > >
> > > Dennis
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf
> > > Of Eric Zeno
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:09 AM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
> > >
> > > Here is one for the record books.
> > > I'm helping  a friend put in a new
> > > clutch in his 1.9L  / 2.L mixture.
> > > The engine and crank are 1.9L.  We installed
> > > the pilot bearing as far as it would go. This
> > > leaves it sticks out of the crank about 1/16".
> > > When installing the flywheel, the hole in its
> > > center, is not big enough to fit the pilot bearing.
> > > Therefore as you tighten up the flywheel
> > > you crush down the end of the pilot bearing
> > > making it impossible to install the input
> > > shaft of the transmission, without major
> > > force.  This is exactly what the DPO did.
> > > The pilot bear did not last, and then the
> > > clutch went.  Now we have to fix this mess.
> > > Any have any insight?
> > >                                   Eric
>
>