[Vwdiesel] Calling all cars

[Razvan Florea]

Same problem here! Three times! It is only on 1,9 TD AAZ engine.
The mechanic replaced the toothed pulley and the bolt(which elongates under 
wrench tension and has to be replaced every time it is replaced) after 
milling the face of the crankshaft with a special milling tool.
First time, no milling,  no new bolt, only new pulley, 3000 km
Second, crank milled, old bolt, second new pulley, 1800 km
Third, new bolt, pulley, milling special tool, 35.000 km since with no more 
problems. I hope!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Canadian Guitar Festival" <vezco at cogeco.ca>
To: <Libbybapa at wmconnect.com>
Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Calling all cars


> 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
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