Thank you for making this great video, watched it again yesterday...
I don't plan on assuming anything, because of the noise and clunks
from the throwout bearing (which may have been cured by the rear main
seal leaking...)

  I see that vanagain is a source for the shims. I'm planning on
possibly buying a flywheel also.

On Oct 2, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Bob Donalds wrote:

> Its OK but nothng beats a dial indicator for this job are you using
> the same parts ?
> this might help
> B Bob
> http://www.bostig.com/files/bostonbob&bostig-
> proper_wbxflywheel_install.wmv
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Cranshaft Endplay setting
>
>
>>  Nope, I've done it exactly this way many times.  Push the
>> flywheel all the
>> way in (towards the rear of the engine), and measure the distance
>> from the
>> case bolt-flat area to the front of the flywheel (front is
>> front!), then
>> pull the crank all the way out and measure the same area again
>> (it's better
>> not to move the caliper, if you can manage to keep it in place).  The
>> difference is crankshaft endplay.  Unless, as someone pointed out
>> earlier to
>> one of my listgroups, the front main bearing is loose in the case,
>> then it's
>> more than that, but that's not likely.  Handy method, tho, maybe
>> not as
>> accurate as the usual method.  Does anyone else agree?
>>
>> Mike B.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kai Mei" <kai@NEWCLEAR.US>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 8:21 PM
>> Subject: Cranshaft Endplay setting
>>
>>
>>> Is trying to check the endplay with a
>>>
>>> 6" Electronic Digital Caliper Vernier Micrometer
>>>
>>> a hopeless idea?
>>>
>>>
>>> Also does an 87 need the 12 pt. CV tool?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>