OK, now that you have resurfaced the flywheel, you have introduced the
issue of shims. I have not done this myself, so may be speaking out of
turn here - BUT - as I understand, flywheel resurfacing requires shim
adjustments. Maybe someone with more specific knowledge about this can
step in here and either straighten me out, or clear the air on the
issue. But be aware - don't re-install the flywheel until the answer is
clear - Do you, or do you not - adjust the shims after having the
flywheel machined?

Regards,

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 5/21/2010 6:16 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
> 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:
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>> 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...
>>
>>
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