

| Subject: | Re: Oversized main bearings? |
| From: | Scott Daniel - Turbovans |
| Date: | Fri, 25 May 2012 20:10:40 -0700 |
hey ..I have a fine right side of a 2.1 case ! anybody need one ? On 5/23/2012 2:33 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote: > VW Canada rebuilds were alway align bored because they would mix and match > case halves at the plant. Probably one of those. Most of them had > reground cranks too. > > Ken Wilford > On May 23, 2012 3:40 PM, "Kenneth Lewis"<kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote: >> I was under the impression WBX cases seldom need line boring because the >> journals are so improved over the air cooled version.. >> >> Ipso facto, might THIS case have sustained abnormally high abuse and a >> replacement is in order? Might be cheaper than over-sized bearings. >> >> Ken >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 2:13 pm, Ken Olsen wrote: >>> I've got my 1.9 waterboxer open and it needs new main bearings. The case >>> appears to have been line bored to 0.5mm over. The local guys are > telling >>> me >>> there are no bearings available (i need 0.5mm on the journal, 0.5 mm on >>> the >>> case). Anyone know of a hidden source for these? >>> >>>
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