Jim,
Thats a great video. I must have been lucky the multiple times I installed a
new clutch and removed the flywheel. Never worried about the thrust washer
falling down. Another reason to hate that motor. Please thank Brady again
for the help getting me back on the road in Vermont and the ride to get the
distributer. I made it home with no problems. Also big thanks to Frank for
his help and parts.

Bill

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:

> Here's Boston Bob's how to video:
>
> http://www.bostig.com/files/bostonbob&bostig-proper_wbxflywheel_install.wmv
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Thomas Wilsher
> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:48 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Crankshaft stuck?
> >
> > I'm in the process of changing the clutch on my '87 Syncro, and since
> > the front crankshaft seal appeared to be original one I went ahead and
> > changed that while I have the tranny droppped. However, when I
> > proceeded to put the flywheel back on I was surprised to see that I
> > didn't have to block the flywheel in any way when tightening the bolts
> > back on, the way I had to do when I took the same flywheel off. I am
> > completely unable to turn the flywheel with my hands, it seems frozen
> > solid. Could this be due to anything I did when changing the
> > crankshaft seal or taking the flywheel off? The shims behind the seal
> > itself are all in place and in the same order as when I took the seal
> > out , though they did seem to move around a bit when I put the new
> > seal back on. The new seal is perfectly flush with the surrounding
> > bellhousing, I installed it by pushing on the outer edge only.
> > Any ideas? Am I just being paranoid? Certainly would hate to put the
> > transmission back on and then find that the engine still won't turn...
> >
> > As an aside, I did try searching the archives, but it seems the search
> > engine just times out these days. Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > --Thomas
> >
>