TheSamba.com :: View topic - flywheel came loose, crank dowel holes out of round

Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:12 am

You can do what's been suggested or for those in the US can send it to DPR Machine. I sent them a pic of the same crank flywheel situation and they said they could repair it. How much? Who knows? It's still on my shelf.

Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:42 pm

atlime wrote: Sorry to open and old thread ..

I also have a crank and flywheel that I've removed due to a loose gland nut (prev. Owner)

I'm now wondering for it's possible to weld up the holes and re drill using a good flywheel as a template.

Anyone tried this?

Yes I've done it several times. If it is a good crankworth 400$ or more fixed, I'll do it.
A stock crank in usable condition is only worth about 40$ IMO, so it's not worth the time. They should be worth 90$ IMO, but the market says they aren't.

Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:09 pm

a effed up vw crank worth $400??? say it aint so.....$270 for my new86 . 8) )

Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:11 pm

There is a guy here that rotated the flywheel 45º, and used the flywheel holes to pilot 4 new holes that he drilled. Drilled everything by hand, and beat the dowels in with a hammer. I told him that I wasn't going to do it for him, so he did it himself as he figured he had nothing to lose. Been that way for 2 years at least, sometimes you just get lucky I guess.

I had joked with him about welding the flywheel to the crank, and then had to seriously talk him out of actually doing it a few times, before I lent him a drill.

Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:07 pm

Get yourself an 84mm and have it wedge mated.

Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:45 pm

I had.this happen to me before I had it drilled to 8 dowles and oversized pins ran it for 5 years and sold.the car and it is still going

Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:09 am

Unless it's a fancy crank I would just go for this sort of deal-

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1890918

And then grab a flywheel to match from a local shop, a takeoff from a lightened flywheel install would be fine.

8 dowelling isn't needed unless you stomp it and dump the clutch frequently really.