Bushing in the crank removal

[passat TS]

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Great!  Another suggestion, thanks.

 I knew I will end up using again that VAG special tool that most plumbers
carry in their bags besides using it on the strut housing caps. BTW, I have a
2069, but if the caps are really rusted, the hex in the caps gets destroyed
without moving a bit. The same I can't say about the special tool mentioned and
a 3' pipe (image)

Thanks,

Carlos
>From: JShadzi at aol.com
>To: passat_ts at hotmail.com, quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Bushing in the crank removal
>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:00:29 EDT
>
>If I remember correctly, the auto bushing has a captured area for the torque
>converter to engage with, so the grease trick definitely won't work.
>Generally if you lock the crank you can grab it with some really big channel
locks and
>twist it out. The HF slide hammer sucks, BTDT, a good quality slide hammer
>(where the hooks aren't made out of cheap 'pot metal') will work well too.
>
>HTH,
>Javad
>
>In a message dated 6/18/2003 6:32:03 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>passat_ts at hotmail.com writes:
>
> > The NF engine I'm about to finish (this is the last thing!) came from an
> > automatic transmission donor. So I need to remove the bushing and install
a
> > pilot bearing.
> >
> > Well I tried what's in the arquives (grease pressure) didn't work.
> >
> > I used a slide hammer. I broke the hook and the thing didn't move. Granted
> > it
> > was a cheapo HF one.
> >
> > I'm going to try the slide hammer again today, but first I'll torch the
> > crank
> > end.
> >
> > Is there another magic way besides buying the special tool.
> >
> >
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