One of our folks on this list may be able to send you a replacement shim,
like Boston Bob or Jim Akiba for example.
  Get a dial caliper and measure the thickness of the bad one (NOT at the
bad spot, obviously)...

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Wilsher" <tw67syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Crankshaft stuck?

> Thanks for all the advice and the video link, really wish I had seen
> that before I started this whole mess.
>
> Got the flywheel off, looks like the damage to the case isn't too bad:
> http://share.ovi.com/media/t_w.public/t_w.10119
>
> Would this warrant any dremeling, as per Ken's suggestion?
>
> Also, it looks like the innermost (widest) shim got bent at the outer
> edge:
> http://share.ovi.com/media/t_w.public/t_w.10120
>
> Assume that needs to be replaced as well, and that it is a dealer-only
> item? (Murphys law and all that...)
>
> --Thomas
>
> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:
>> Thomas,
>> The first thing that comes to mind: The thrust washer has dropped and was
>> subsequently pinched between the case and flywheel. This usually results
>> in
>> damage to the case.  Careful application of he proper Dremel tool may
>> repair
>> damage.
>>
>> Ken"I hate it when that happens." Lewis
>> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Wilsher"
>> <tw67syncro@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:48 PM
>> Subject: [VANAGON] 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
>>>
>>
>>