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Subject:Re: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:11:40 -0700

there are only two water-cooled vanagon pilot bearings..
waterboxer type,  that needs a felt seal with it, for 1.9 and 2.1 wbxr.

and diesel vangon ...with included rubber lip type seal ....but the bearing
is a tad longer.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Grotz" <kgrotz@CRAFTECH.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 7:56 PM
Subject: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare

>I went to replace the old bearing with the brand new version that came
> with the new clutch......uhhgggggg!   The new bearing is too big for the
> seat.  I cannot see any different bearing for the job on the Depot site.
> Are there different flywheels and bearings on an 86?  Am I missing
> something?
>
> Signed
>
> Confused in Media