It's interesting. The Mk3 automatic and manual transmission cars both
have provision in the engine crank for a pilot bearing. Makes total
sense though; why make two different cranks for the same engine? In
terms of using that era car as an engine donor for a swap, it's a
little deceiving in a Mk3 manual transmission car. (all? Some?) If I'm
not mistaken, as installed in the Mk3, that transmission doesn't
require a pilot bearing. At least I see no mention of it in any of my
Bentley manuals.

On 10/4/17, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> At least you put the pilot bearing in there.... I knew nothing about
> inlines, shafts, bearings... I figured to just pull one block and plug the
> other back in... didn't even see that the other 1.8 liter block "kept" the
> bearing, hidden in the middle...
>     Got about 5 miles till my clutch got oiled....New clutch, and a second
> transmission removal.. slipped right in, but I have all VW parts..
>

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