[Vwdiesel] Calling all cars

[The Canadian Guitar Festival]

Agreed...I spent $$$$ on a used head and labour as a result of this weak
link in the chain at 240K

A BRAND NEW bolt FROM THE DEALER less than TWO MONTHS LATER and under THREE
THOUSDAND KILOMETERS that breaks and causes me $$$$ more in repairs is a
major issue.

thanks

Del


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Libbybapa at wmconnect.com [mailto:Libbybapa at wmconnect.com]
  Sent: May 15, 2006 9:37 PM
  To: info at canadianguitarfestival.com; Diesel-Vanagon at yahoogroups.com
  Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
  Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Calling all cars


  In a message dated 5/15/06 4:39:42 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
vezco at cogeco.ca writes:



    I am asking everyone here in this group to speak to the subject of the
    nefarious crank bolt. If anyone has documentation or anecdotal input to
this
    topic, please post to this group as there may be a basis for a class
action.



  I have never had a 1.9TD and so all that follows is hearsay.  So the crank
nose and sprocket on the 1.9TD is the same as the 1.6TD, but pulleys were
changed along with the serpentine belt setup.  The setup had a tendency to
eventually wear out either the crank bolt or the keyway of the sprocket.
The "fix" is to replace the crank sprocket with one from a TDI whick instead
of the puny key has a "D" shape to it.  This requires that the crank be
machined to accept the newer sprocket.  My understanding is that the older
version always fails eventually, and that the newer version does not.  I
can't understand how you can hold a car manufacturer responsible for a
problem after 200,000+ miles.  Possibly your mechanic for not reengineering
what was a slightly better than mediocre original design, but not the
original manufacturer?  200,000 is more than can be rationally expected.
When it failed the second time it wasn't the original manufacturer that
caused it to.

  Andrew

  Andrew