Area 51% wrote:Try this.....You don't need to have the crank installed in the case to set the end play. It's easier to assemble the crank, bearing, shims, and flywheel on the bench and check the clearance with a feeler gauge there.
Did you remove the temper in the pushrod by heating it up to install the ends?
Bryan Cotton wrote:
One interesting thing was the small plug on the front of the engine, where the oil pump out galley intersects the front bearing galley, had a pipe thread tap instead of a plug. I had to put some heat on the case to get it out. It was brass I think.
Area 51% wrote:
Behind that pipe plug, there used to be a restrictor as delivered from VW. It's typically removed to enhance the oil flow to the front bearing.
That's right..........I never throw anything away.
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