Kurt,

My guess, having been there and done that, is that you have not yet gotten
the old bearing housing out of its home in the crankshaft.  You may have to
take a hacksaw blade and section the old bearing shell, then a needle nosed
pliers and twist out the pieces.

Good luck,

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|Kurt Grotz
|Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 7:56 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|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