Re: Fw: Engine help needed please

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

It is one of 3 things. Either the seal carrier is too worn and allowing such 
play. the shaft retaining shoulder is worn. or the block itself is worn. my 
guess is the seal carrier or the shaft. HTH

Chris DeLong
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Seattle, WA USA
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>From: "Rick Alexander" <rick@brubakerbox.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Fw: Engine help needed please
>Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 22:49:08 -0500
>
>Folks, my request seems to have been upstaged by the copyright infringement
>thread. Either that or no one has a clue about my problem. Dave Ewing
>rabbit16v@prodigy.net did ask the question "Is the oil pump installed?" My
>response was "No, however I did "dry fit" it. I could not see how the pump
>would hold the play out of the intermediate shaft unless it was 
>particularly
>tight. And if it were tight, it wouldn't be for long".
>
>So, do any of you 90%+ people have any ideas?
>
>Rick Alexander
>http://www.brubakerbox.com
>http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
>http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rick Alexander" <rick@brubakerbox.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:13 PM
>Subject: Engine tech help needed
>
>
> > I'm assembling a 1.8 16v. I got the crank, flywheel, etc. back from the
> > balancer so it's finally assembly time.
> >
> > Bentley (mine anyway) is particularly vague about this. Any help, 
>stories,
> > or hints would be appreciated.
> >
> > The intermediate shaft seal carrier was in this engine with RTV between 
>it
> > and the block. I've assembled it with the suggested o ring and torqued 
>the
> > bolts to the recommended 18 ft. lb. There is a tremendous amount of end
>play
> > in the shaft. Forty two thousandths to be precise. This just doesn't 
>seem
> > right. Are there supposed to be shims between the shaft and the block? 
>Are
> > there supposed to be shims between the shaft and the seal carrier? If 
>this
> > end play is to be adjusted what should it be? Other than wear, what 
>would
>be
> > the down side of this much end play?
> >
> > I know... too many questions. Some of these are just rhetorical and you
> > needn't answer all of them but someone please help me to get a handle on
> > this.
> >
> > Rick Alexander
> > http://www.brubakerbox.com
> > http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
> > http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
> >
>
>
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