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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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I'm just super happy that I had spares! The brass ignition gear was pretty bent up too. Bizarre to me. But whatever. Spares on hand, moving along.
Of course, I still need ACN to ship me my cam and woodruff key for the timing gear.
Baby steps... _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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This is what the ignition gear looked like:
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modok Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2009 Posts: 26788 Location: Colorado Springs
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Not really an important question but....
How did it have gears but not a key?
Or perhaps the key was victim to the same techniques as the gears? |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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The key was there. It welded itself to the crank. Wonder why... hahaha _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:53 am Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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FFS.
Got home last night, finally got a crank woodruff key and started assembling the crank. Got it all together, and test fitting in the case discovered I had put the bearing on backwards.
@!#$(*&@^#(&*^@#$
I was scared to take the circlip off. I'm worried I'll scratch the bearing surface. So I walked away from it last night. Tonight I'll tape the hell out of that bearing surface and get the thing apart.
Sigh. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:50 am Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Eh, screw it. I ordered a pair of proper circlip pliers. The two needle nose, two hands method I used before sucks. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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evanfrucht Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2016 Posts: 2180 Location: Laurel Canyon, CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:15 am Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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For that clip you want something like a Proto #250, anything less beefy or with different style tips is basically going to be useless. Those clips are not exactly easy to remove or install.
Are you using the old clip or did you get a new one? _________________ 1967 Bug ( the daily rod )
1964 Fury Wagon ( the pavement shredder ) |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:34 am Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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evanfrucht wrote: |
For that clip you want something like a Proto #250, anything less beefy or with different style tips is basically going to be useless. Those clips are not exactly easy to remove or install.
Are you using the old clip or did you get a new one? |
Was using the old clip, but now that it's been removed twice, I doubt it'll fit as tightly as before. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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evanfrucht Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2016 Posts: 2180 Location: Laurel Canyon, CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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You might try one of these these https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2385452 I was actually thinking of looking into something like this when I found my old one was sprung. I found some from Mcmaster Carr but never ended up pulling the trigger as I was worried about trying something that hadn't been done before and possible tolerance/fitment issues. I thought I was the first one to have the idea until I saw his ad, lol! I would have just got one of those from him but I didn't see it in time and ended up with new OEM one that worked okay. _________________ 1967 Bug ( the daily rod )
1964 Fury Wagon ( the pavement shredder ) |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Oh, sure. After I order the special pliers for the original style, you show me those!!!! _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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evanfrucht Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2016 Posts: 2180 Location: Laurel Canyon, CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Oops I remembered about those too late
Those pliers are still good to have whichever direction you want to go
Heres a link to the OE style clip I used, it fit and works fine.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-VW-1600-Engine...890.l49286 _________________ 1967 Bug ( the daily rod )
1964 Fury Wagon ( the pavement shredder ) |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Thanks. I was just going to swing by Pierside Parts at lunch tomorrow. Probably cost 10x that price, but I try to support the local shops when I can. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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esde Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2007 Posts: 5969 Location: central rust belt
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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with the right pliers, you can install the stock clip over and over without wrecking it. _________________ modok wrote:
Bent cranks are silent but gather no moss. I mean, ah, something like that. |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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It was already a little iffy. Better to spend a few bucks to replace. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Nice... $4 for the new clip. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Pliers arrived this morning. Made short work of the circlip. Forgot I had jacked my gear puller, so threw it on the vise and welded it with my 110v cheap and cheerful flux core welder. Ground it smooth and pulled the gears off.
Stupid $50 toaster oven I use in the garage decided to die. Probably an internal fuse or something, but I had no patience to fix it. So I put the steel bowl with the gears and some oil on the vise and heated it with MAPP gas to 350*. (Smoking motor oil stinks!)
Dropped them on, everything fit smoothly. Got the new circlip (another reason for a new one I had forgotten about... I managed to not see that the clip was still in place when trying to pull the gears off the old crank. That's how I jacked the puller... Stripped the threads in the post.) on with no problems.
Here's how I broke the puller. This was a couple months ago:
Decided I'd better stop for the night and have a beer before my good luck runs out. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Damn, haven't kept this thread up...
I ordered new con rods from LJ Aircooled. They sent Chevy journal instead of VW journal. Never responded to emails. Ordered C35 cam from ACN. Backordered for a month, never responded to emails. Canceled that and got it from CarCraft. Ordered new Empi rods from CIP1 just to get friggin moving. Can't use 'em.
It's like NOTHING is going right with this build. NOTHING. _________________ No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
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Pruneman99 Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2012 Posts: 5013 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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That bushing looks ROUGH. That's definitely not acceptable. I'm lucky, I can drive to Crarcraft and actually look at parts before I hand over the cash.
You and me have the same luck. EVERY FRIGGIN TIME I order online, and even from a few vendors on here that are recommended by everyone, I get the ONE effed up part.
Super annoying. I feel your pain. |
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txoval Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2004 Posts: 3552 Location: The Woodlands, TX
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Definitely bad luck and remember to slow down/have patience. CV19 production delays are crazy.
For cranks - Scat or DPR are my preference
Rods - CB Performance
Cylinders - AA
Pistons - Mahle or Wiseco
Heads - CB Performance (I am running Tim’s Stage 2’s now, but the valves, retainers, keepers, and springs are CB)
Cams - I’ve had Engle, Eagle, Web, and now a CNC Billet cam from Jurgen Nowak. Can’t compare it to others. Web cams are definitely on top |
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DurocShark Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 6624 Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: And so it begins... (2234 build) |
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Quick video I made about those shitacular rods...
Link
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