[Vwdiesel] TDC, pressure plate and flywheel

[Andrew .Libby]

The flywheel can be bolted to the pressure plate incorrectly (I've seen it
done), but it requires a certain level of oblivion and the mashing of an
alignment pin.

Andrew

On 11/15/06, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/15/2006 7:22:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> mpteleski at yahoo.com writes:
>
> > I know that the flywheel can only be mounted in ONE
> > unique position, and assume that the pressure plate
> > (where the timing mark is!) is the same (one unique
> > position), right? I could swear that (late last night)
> > i found that the pressure plate could go on any of
> > three ways.  I need to go back out there and verify
> > what I did was correct by measuring the distances
> > between flywheel alignment pins.
> >
> On a Rabbit (or its transverse siblings) it's actually
> the pressure plate that goes on one way (to the crank)
> and come to think of it, if alignment pins are missing at all
> (or maybe it can happen anyway) the flywheel can bolt up
> to the pp in one of two or three locations!  I keep thinking
> it can't if they're all where/how they should be because I've
> never bolted one up wrong.  I'd do it too if it was that easy!
>      Loren
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