Re: [tech] Intermediate shaft removal

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Have you removed the oil pump? I have seen instances where the oil pump 
bushings have gone bad and caused the intermediate shaft to twist the dist. 
Be sure you have the retainer plate for the intermediate shaft removed as 
well as the oil pump and the dist. Be sure to have the machinist check the 
oil pump bushing while its being hot tanked. Always replace intermediate 
shaft bearings. They are a wear part wand should be replaced upon rebuilding 
and engine.

>Shawn replied:
>
>Did you tremove the 2 13mm bolts behind the timming gear? Access thru the
>gear itself.	Shawn Méze
>
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>	Yes, I did.  They fasten an oval shaped cover with straight sides or a
>diamond with rounded edges, right?  As far as I can tell, the intermediate
>shaft is now only being held in by the two bearings.  It's tight enough 
>that
>I can't rotate it by hand but with a 19mm wrench, it turns firmly but
>viscously.  In other words, there's no slop side to side nor in and out.
>Actually, sounds like it's in good shape and would rather not have to take
>it out but I don't want crud or water to get into the bearings while the
>block is getting cleaned/measured/bored/honed.  Do the bearings have to be
>pressed out to remove the shaft?  What should I do?  benton----
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Ben Channard" <zeroid@hotmail.com>
>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: [tech] Intermediate shaft removal
>>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:50:11 -0000
>>
>>	I managed to remove the pistons, crank, and seal carriers from the JH
>>block
>>I'm rebuilding but I can't seem to get the intermediate shaft out.  IIRC,
>>my
>>Bentley ('80-'84) says that after removing the seal carrier the shaft can
>>be
>>carefully removed but mine won't budge.  Do I need to pull harder or does
>>something else have to be done to facilitate removal?  Does the helical
>>gear
>>that drives the distributor have to be removed?  Would removing the galley
>>plug clarify the situation?
>>
>>	One other thing, how do I remove the dipstick tube?  Thanks for any help.
>>benton-----
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