-------------------------
Hi,
     I agree with  you Mr... Ethan Allen,  just a quick note to say removing
the rods with pistons attached  from the crank worked for me also.  It is
tight  in there and I broke a 3/8 inch drive universal removing   rod bolts.
There is a lot of carbon and varnish build up on the ends of the  risk pins
and they  are much easier to press out with the piston and rod out of the
engine.  Of  course after the pins are once removed and risk  pins and
piston holes  cleaned  with one of those  green scratch pads they will slide
back in freely.  So  I install the rods on the crank , then slid the jugs
partially on the pistons then install the risk pins.  A pair of hemostats
 small surgical  pliers) work great installing  and removing the risk pin
circlips , curved ones work best on the inside cylinders, and straight ones
are better on the outside ones.   .

Darrell Boehler
Makanda Illinois

-----Original Message-----
From: Ethan Allen <BNGR8FUL@AOL.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: wrist pins

>Im in the process of rebuilding my dads new 85 camper and I found that the
>easiest way to deal w/ the pistons was to just put the motor at TCD and
take
>em off at the rods (just be careful not to scratch up the pistons in the
>process)
>