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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Check your rods-- you may have a bent rod that torques on fine but when coupled at the other end with the wrist pin doesn't move straight, wobbling and chewing on the bearing. Either that or a bearing was mis-sized or mis-installed. The shop should have a VW jig to check (and even straighten) the rods. Any doubt, replace them.


Thanks for the info. One of the crank rods and bearings were damaged so all of them will be getting replaced.

The rodon the right has some of the bearing melted/welded onto it. it's a little hard to tell but but that rod took a beating.
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The remains of the crank bearing on the right. Did a comparison with another set
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

good thing you didn't try to start that engine!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Check your rods-- you may have a bent rod that torques on fine but when coupled at the other end with the wrist pin doesn't move straight, wobbling and chewing on the bearing. Either that or a bearing was mis-sized or mis-installed. The shop should have a VW jig to check (and even straighten) the rods. Any doubt, replace them.


Thanks for the info. One of the crank rods and bearings were damaged so all of them will be getting replaced.


IF you have any doubt on a part, I'd replace it. More than likely, that 1 rod was of a different weight than the others, and that can cause problems on it's own.
Get new or rebuilt parts from a GOOD supplier. This IS 1 area not to cheap out on.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I seem to remember a (VW?) manual that recommended doing a simple check for bent rods. It was a rod of just the right diameter that would be inserted through all four rods' wrist pin holes. Any misalignment would stand out clearly. Never done it myself, though. Does this work on an opposed engine?
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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good thing you didn't try to start that engine!


I was about to wire it up to fire the engine as I wanted to know if it was functional. I also had rebuilt the fuel pump so I wanted to test that out as well. When I spun the pulley around, I tmoved and moved and moved then stopped. I knew then it wasn't going to happen. I was hoping for a quick fix but I think it was best to break it down and rebuild it.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Check your rods-- you may have a bent rod that torques on fine but when coupled at the other end with the wrist pin doesn't move straight, wobbling and chewing on the bearing. Either that or a bearing was mis-sized or mis-installed. The shop should have a VW jig to check (and even straighten) the rods. Any doubt, replace them.


Thanks for the info. One of the crank rods and bearings were damaged so all of them will be getting replaced.


IF you have any doubt on a part, I'd replace it. More than likely, that 1 rod was of a different weight than the others, and that can cause problems on it's own.
Get new or rebuilt parts from a GOOD supplier. This IS 1 area not to cheap out on.


I think you nailed it with the rod possibly being different than the remaining. It looks a little different than the other three. Mainly the shape of it. I thought I had posted pics of the contact face of the rod
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I intend on getting new rods, cranks and bearings, etc. Don't plan on skimping on this part.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

KTPhil wrote:
I seem to remember a (VW?) manual that recommended doing a simple check for bent rods. It was a rod of just the right diameter that would be inserted through all four rods' wrist pin holes. Any misalignment would stand out clearly. Never done it myself, though. Does this work on an opposed engine?


I'm unsure as I'm pretty much a newb on this. This is all a learning experience that I've actually welcomed as I want to learn as much as possible. It's also been super fun as it takes my mind off work.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It was a rod of just the right diameter that would be inserted through all four rods' wrist pin holes


AKA the piston pin, it should be long enough to have all 4 lined up side by side and check for straightness.

If you are buying a new crank I would suggest a counterweighted one from DPR, they are not expensive and made from real VW cranks.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Check your rods-- you may have a bent rod that torques on fine but when coupled at the other end with the wrist pin doesn't move straight, wobbling and chewing on the bearing. Either that or a bearing was mis-sized or mis-installed. The shop should have a VW jig to check (and even straighten) the rods. Any doubt, replace them.


Thanks for the info. One of the crank rods and bearings were damaged so all of them will be getting replaced.


IF you have any doubt on a part, I'd replace it. More than likely, that 1 rod was of a different weight than the others, and that can cause problems on it's own.
Get new or rebuilt parts from a GOOD supplier. This IS 1 area not to cheap out on.


I think you nailed it with the rod possibly being different than the remaining. It looks a little different than the other three. Mainly the shape of it. I thought I had posted pics of the contact face of the rod
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I intend on getting new rods, cranks and bearings, etc. Don't plan on skimping on this part.


Oh yeah, I've smoked 1 like that before, along with a couple on water cooled cars (domestics). It's not really that uncommon to happen though, especially IF the engine has an oil leak, or was carelessly assembled.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It was a rod of just the right diameter that would be inserted through all four rods' wrist pin holes


If you are buying a new crank I would suggest a counterweighted one from DPR, they are not expensive and made from real VW cranks.


I second the getting a CounterWeighted one. You'll love how smooth the engine is with 1 in it. If I built another engine, I'd go with a CW crank, it's just that much better, and it's actually easier on the main bearings and case.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gents, I'll look into the CW crank. Thanks for your insight and recommendations.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

myself I'd rather spend the money difference in having the whole thing dynamically balanced, of course the best is having a cw crankshaft and then everything balanced, but as it's usually the case that's the most expensive way Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, i have seen some pretty big weight differences in parts. Our balance guy had a set of 90.5 pistons that one was waaay out. He took as much as he could off the piston and then had to lighten the pin to get it in balance with the rest.
Same with flywheels, he had one that wanted to jump off the machine as soon as he turned it on. That one looked like swiss cheese on one side. Shocked

My last 4 engines have all been balanced and there is a noticable difference.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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myself I'd rather spend the money difference in having the whole thing dynamically balanced, of course the best is having a cw crankshaft and then everything balanced, but as it's usually the case that's the most expensive way Laughing


That's the best way to get long life out of an engine. A CW crank really smooths out the vibrations (I loved the one I installed in my 71 Notch). Having all the pieces balanced to each other helps a bit too, then you add in a dynamic balance, and it's even smoother. But like you said, it gets more expensive to do that. If you shop around, you can find a CW crank for just a little more than a stock crank (at least in the USA). I think I paid 50 bucks extra for that option on my engine kit. Well worth the money.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got the heads back yesterday. Had the valves re-seated and after getting them back, I re-assembled them to some point. I was going to put the rocker arm assembly back on but after looking a closer look at the valve adjustment screws, they look worn and some look to be rounded and maybe they need to be replaced.
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As for the CW crank, I've elected to pass on it as well as working the case over to accept it. This engine is a spare and my current isn't CW'd and I'm ok with it. Look forward to getting the case, crank and remaining pieces back to so I can put this engine back together.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I've elected to pass on it as well as working the case over to accept it


No case work needed with a CW stock crank, it's when you start stroking it you have to make room Wink
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I've elected to pass on it as well as working the case over to accept it


No case work needed with a CW stock crank, it's when you start stroking it you have to make room Wink


I was going to say the same thing. I know I didn't do anything to the case for mine, but Joe had to notch the inside of a couple of cylinder spigots.

Heads look good though.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

May have misunderstood that portion during my conversation with my buddy. It's ok though, I'm ok with it.
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PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2013 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Had this in different thread...

The case and parts came in with one issue. The box containing my case had to have been dropped or just plain thrown around. While pulling it from the box, I noticed one of the lower studs that bolts onto the tranny was gone and I mean sheered-off gone. I found the remaining stud in the box. the end that had snapped off was bent. I just got off work this AM and looked at it the garage and got pissed at it. So I pulled the extractor set I had bought a few months ago for a busted stud on my bike and decided it was time to deal with this. I began by drilling a small pilot hole to use as a guide for the extractor bit. The using the bit in reverse, I began drilling into the stud slowly, making sure I was keeping the drill level and straight as to avert drilling into the threaded hole and mess up my machined case. I didn't know how long this stud was so I decided that 1/4 inch deep would be my goal. Down side to my plan was that the extractor threads that dug into the newly drilled hole would have required a deeper push into the stud. So I frag'd my plan and took a 6mm hex wrench and tapped it into the whole to where it sat nice and tight and began to slowly ease the stud out. My plan worked and the stud came out with no issues. I'm glad to have had a good ending to this.
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I've probably got one of those here IF you need it.
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