[Vwdiesel] Banana Rabbit--It gets worse!!

[mark shepherd]

Never replace a shell bearing, that upon inspection looks pretty well as it 
did when it was installed. A complete waste of money and a potential source 
of  later trouble.

Check the tensioner whilst you are there by spinning it. If a good spin, and 
no rumble then leave this too...

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>
To: "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Banana Rabbit--It gets worse!!



Hmm, if I have to buy bearings for the one cylinder, I imagine I would get a 
whole set, right?  Why not just replace all of them?  Would it be as easy as 
unbolting the other rod cap bolts, pushing the rod/piston up a bit, 
inserting the bearings and bolting it back together, tightly?

I've done lots of different types of repairs on different vehicles, but this 
is the first time I've been inside an engine further than replacing a head 
gasket.

Dave Cook


--- On Tue, 2/1/11, Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com> wrote:

> From: Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Banana Rabbit--It gets worse!!
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 2:22 PM
> I would at least plastigauge the
> other bearings, while the oil pan is off.
>
> >
> > In a message dated 1/31/2011 7:52:28 PM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> > ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com
> writes:
> >
> > > I'm betting you can pull the head and that
> piston, replace it and get it
> > > back on the road as a 4 cylinder easily
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I'm seconding that. The rod
> journal may not even be damaged! The
> > shoulders
> > on the crank look to have taken the hit against the
> rod. Yup, pull the
> > head, pop
> > the piston out of there, drop in a good used piston
> and rod, some bearings,
> >
> > CHECK THE TORQUE on the rest of the rods, check the
> mains, put it back
> > together! :-)
> > I want to see a pic of the whole rod
> once you get it out. Usually the
> > caps
> > are torn off. I'm curious just what failed there
> and why.
> > Loren
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