bottom end inspection...

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

OK Paully, slow down there!! DO NOT TAKE A BEARING CAP FROM ANOTHER ENGINE 
THAT YOU HAVE "LAYING AROUND"!! Bearing caps are precision machined to fit 
the block. You will most certainly have bearing, clutch, crank failure if 
you jsut slap something in there. If the bearing cap is fucked then 
consequently the block is fucked. This means engine time. However, it has 
been known to replace the bearing with OE stuff (I.E. the dealer kit) and 
make the engine last a bit longer. If you have a built race engine and this 
happened to you; then tear the whole thing down and start again. HTH.



Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.367.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA





>From: Paul Maione <paulmaione@videotron.ca>
>To: Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: bottom end inspection...
>Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 01:30:39 -0400
>
>
>>You shouldnt have to remove the crank or drop the tranny to replace these. 
>>It woul dbe the center main bearing cap that these thrust washers are 
>>under. if the rest of the ebarings are all perfect then I would say it 
>>would be ok to jsut replace the thrust washers. Make sure to use the 6 
>>piece bearing when doing the job. dont skimp out and use the integrated 
>>bearings. they are crap.
>
>hmmm.
>sounds good. well, i inspected the bearing earlier this evening and i
>really didn't notice how bad it was until now. it seems that only one side
>of the bearing has been shaved, and also the bearing cap. i'm definitely
>going to have to change that as well. should have one lying around with
>my spare 2L. i had thought that maybe the bearing caps would have come
>loose but when i went down to check them, they we're tight. maybe all
>my exploding clutches had something to do with upsetting balance on the
>bottom end. that was 4 pressure plates explosions on this motor. i put it 
>away
>last year when the clutch blew up, but it wasn't making that noise.
>
>the only thing is that i'll have to inspect the crank tomorrow. honestly, 
>by
>judging the bearing cap, i would most probably think that the crank is 
>scrap
>too. there's no way i couldn't of gotten away without damage, it would just
>be so un-volkswagen-like.
>
>i was thinking if anything of going with dealer OE bearings. i'm sick of
>all this aftermarket shite. the thrust washer kit is like $22. is that the 
>good?
>
>but most likely, i'll be taking that crank off by tomorrow night.
>
>any pointers or tips would be appreciated. this is my first of any
>crank work.
>
>paul
>
>
>
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