Drilling pins

[Bernie Benz]

Even with the fly wheel out, still the only way to remove it easily is with an EDM machine, Eletromagnetic Discharge Machine, if it can’t be drive thru.
Audi wasn’t smart enough to leave a clearance hole in the ring gear, which had to be timed to the pin hole anyway.
Bernie

On May 9, 2017, at 4:25 PM, Eric Huppert wrote:

> Jay,
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> Just went and looked at the flywheel I recently replaced due to ring gear
> tooth missing. The backside of the hole is covered by the ring gear, so
> punching through is not an option! Personally I would pull the flywheel.
> Yes, I know how much of a PITA that is, just did it! 
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> You'd probably have better luck finding someone with a Bridgeport or good
> drill press and bits that will work with a hardened pin! (Hand drill is a
> little dicey in that situation!) 
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> As for welding a pin/plate in.. You'd have to be dead on, not much tolerance
> clearance wise to the sensor.
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> Nice to see Audifans is back up! Pretty much figured out that the run of the
> mill issues receive no attention on some of the other forums. Only get
> responses about big turbos and pie in the sky issues!
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> Eric
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