[Vwdiesel] Intermediate shaft, too tight?

[brian hoeft]

oops, forgot to mention, just in case, it's a hydraulic MF, 1.6 TD.

-Brian



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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:37 AM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> So haha this sounds funny but I think my (intermediate) shaft fits too
> tight.
>
> Freshly rebuilt bottom end. Bearings main&rod, hone and seals, freeze
> plugs, etc.
>
> When installing the intermediate shaft I noticed that the resistance
> spinning by hand is substantial and wondering if this sounds typical of new
> bearings (more of a journal/race bearing there) and nothing to worry about,
> or if my suspicious concern is well founded.
>
> So whats too tight? I cannot move it with light pressure rolling my hand
> over the pulley as usual. I must grab the pulley with a good grip to spin
> it.
>
> I did use redline assembly lube and dont hear any abrasion.
>
> Any feedback is appreciated.
>
> After just finishing the valve stem seals I also realize that 4 of my
> (hydraulic) lifters are frozen and 4 are spongy like they should be, well 3
> actually 1 other is questionably firm and I'm not too keene on the thought
> of used lifters from another head, and am tight on cash for new ones..
>
> over-dubbed, Brian
>
>
>
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>
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