I think it depends on whether it is a 5 bolt flywheel or a 6 bolt. I
think you can do it with the 6 bolt engines but not the 5 bolt ones,
referring to the bolts that hold it to the crank?

Mark

Dennis Haynes wrote:

> No on most of the water cooled flywheels. If you have the felt seal set
> up, the bearing will not fit through.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jens Jakob Andersen
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 3:31 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Can pilotbearing be changed with flywheel in place?
>
> Hi
>
> Can I change the pilotbearing without removing the flywheel?
>
> It didnt look like that for me, when I changed the clutch today - so
> I didnt change the pilotbearing (it looked also OK to me).
>
> But, if problems persist, I will change the pilot-bearing sunday -
> just need to know if it can be done with flywheel in place.
>
> /JJ
>