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endplay on crank
1600 dual port
idiots guide says to adjust endplay to .004", install paper gasket (.009" thick) and torque flywheel on. This would put .005" tension on crankshaft. I measured endplay. I have .009" is it vital to adjust to .004? Jen |
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Why use a paper gasket? Your flywheel should be grooved for an o-ring.
> wrote in message ups.com... > 1600 dual port > > idiots guide says to adjust endplay > to .004", install paper gasket (.009" thick) > and torque flywheel on. > > This would put .005" tension on crankshaft. > > I measured endplay. I have .009" > > is it vital to adjust to .004? > > Jen > |
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Well, you don't have to *toss* it. Muir bible is pretty entertaining
reading but you have to question the "wisdom" that you will find in it. It's probably best just to get the VW Bentley Manual for your year car and then form your own conclusions. Geoffe Elias '74 Super Beetle http://www.geocities.com/u982008/veedub/ On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:10:31 -0700, Speedy Jim > wrote: > wrote: > >> 1600 dual port >> idiots guide says to adjust endplay >> to .004", > > Yeah, what Jan said. > > Plus....toss the Idiot Guide and get a more recent "manual". > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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Jim Adney wrote:
> > On 5 Jul 2005 21:34:39 -0700 wrote: > > >1600 dual port > > > >idiots guide says to adjust endplay > >to .004", install paper gasket (.009" thick) > >and torque flywheel on. > > The paper gasket was only used on earlier engines, Your 1600 dual port > should have a flywheel with an O-ring and would require no gasket. > > >This would put .005" tension on crankshaft. > > No, the gasket adds play, since it spaces the crank and flywheel > apart, but this is academic since you won't be using it anyway. > > >I measured endplay. I have .009" > > > >is it vital to adjust to .004? > > You should get it between .003 and .006, while shooting for .004". At > .009 it will allow the crank to "rattle" back and forth too much and > cause accelerated wear on the # 1 main bearing faces, and possibly on > the # 1 main bearing web in the case. > > Crank shims are available in various thicknesses. You should use > exactly 3 shims in a combination of thicknesses which give you end > play in the range above. > > - > ----------------------------------------------- > Jim Adney > Madison, WI 53711 USA > ----------------------------------------------- Dead on! That about says it all Jan |
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