Andrew;
        I would be surprised(but happy) if replacing just those parts
will do the trick. The shims spin against the flywheel bearing in the
case. That bearing is made of a softer material than the flywheel. Is the
bearing chewed up also? That surface must be flat and perpendicular to
the crank axis. Have you cut open the oil filter? Is it full of metal
filings? Let me know.
        I wish you the best of luck, but remember what grandpa
said;"There's never time to do it right but there's always time to do it
twice.".
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe

On Sun, 6 Dec 1998 02:33:31 EST Andrew Martin <Noganav@AOL.COM> writes:
>For those who have just joined this thread;
>
>My '87 Vanagon Syncro (175K) developed a major oil leak coming from
>between
>the engine and transmission.  <snip>
>Has anyone had this experience with shredded shims and damaged
>flywheel?
>
>Thanks for staying with this post this far,
>
>Andrew
>

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