I figured this was possible, although I felt more comfortable
modifying the flywheel than the case.

But I was thinking... Maybe it would be insignificant, but putting the
bearing in farthur would change the position of the rollers relative
to the shaft.  I guess it still lines up fine though?

On 5/27/10, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You can also grind or drill the step out of the crankshaft so the bearing
> can press further into it.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> pickle vanagon
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:49 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Fwd: Using diesel pilot bearing
>
> So, just to report back, the diesel pilot bearing does work and does have a
> built-in seal, but, since it is longer, you need to clearance the flywheel a
> bit so that it doesn't squash the bearing (the bearing is too long to go in
> flush).  I did this with a step drill bit.
>
> This is discussed in this samba thread:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=335551&highlight=pilot+bear
> ing+diesel+step
>
> (There are also photos there of the diesel pilot bearing so you can see the
> built-in rubber seal.
>
> Hopefully this will last longer than an unfelted WBX pilot bearing would.
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:32 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a sealed type PB installed on my Jetta engine in my Westy.
>>
>> A pic showing lengths of air cooled and longer sealed type:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/276g3as
>>
>> I just double checked length of a new DV PB sitting on the bench: 15mm
>>  +/-   .1 mm
>>
>> If possible, double check the length of DV sealed type. IIRC, they're
>> not expensive.
>>
>> Yup:
>>
>> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=056105313C
>>
>> If no one else chimes in, maybe measure where input shaft shoulder is
>> relative to face of clutch housing, then measure from mating part of
>> block face to where end of longer PB would sit. On the 1.9 WBX, Is
>> there a lip inside crank where PB seats?
>>
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 10:44 AM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > So, as I posted earlier, I'm planning on using a diesel pilot bearing
>> > in our 1.9, since it has a rubber seal that removes the need for the
>> > felt washer setup.
>> >
>> > Can anyone confirm that they've done this, and that it didn't require
>> > modification to the flywheel?  I've seen a few old posts about it, but
>> > it wasn't clear who had done it vs heard about it.
>> >
>> > Thanks!!
>> >
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>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>>
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> s
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