[Vwdiesel] Pistons replaceable individually?

David Hardy david at planetmind.net
Sat Apr 22 13:32:12 EDT 2006


Just got the pistons out of my '89 Jetta NA  to do re-ring and 
bearings, and the
ring side clearance on one of them is out of spec by about .001'' - the 
rest are
within spec. The bad one also has a bit of the top of the piston burnt away
along the front edge, no more than 1mm deep.

Can I replace this piston with a new/good used one? or is that a Bad Idea?
Bentley  seems to indicate you can, as long as it is of the same weight class.

-David


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