As soon as I hit sent, I realized the answer to that last question...
they're the cylinders from the busted pilot bearing I removed, of course!

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:13 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:

> thanks for all the replies!!
>
> Since the flywheel had to come off, I figured I'd do the seal at the same
> time and have the flywheel resurfaced.  I got the flywheel back this
> afternoon.
>
> Ken at Vanagain hooked me up with an VW OEM seal, since some people seem to
> think those have fewer problems than the shorter aftermarket ones.
>
> Getting the Pilot bearing out was horrible.  I got a cheap slide hammer
> from harbor freight but the hooks were too dull to get them to catch on what
> was left of the bearing. I ended up cutting it along the side with a
> diamond-tip dremel and then pulling it out.
>
> Tomorrow I'm picking up a diesel pilot bearing (056 105 313C) from a local
> place that had it in stock, since I heard that these will fit, and include a
> seal that removes the need for the spacer and felt washer.  (My spacer is
> missing).
>
> Tomorrow stuff will start to go back together.
>
> thanks again, guys!
>
> Wes
>
> One more thing:  I found these little cylinders on the ground today (
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/cylinders.jpg<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/cylinders.jpg>)
> What are they???  I haven't looked for them in the Bentley yet...
>