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Its clear that the problem is a little wear in the case which has made a small step, so I used some 1200 grit wet and dry to take the edge off and now it slides in and out much better.

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next is to work out where it should be set, Haynes and VW seem to disagree, I think the confusion is because when you insert it with crank in place it rotates so there is a start position and a final position.

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Hays says

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VW says

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it's really not important other than clearance of the vac can so I checked the DJ setup which is more busy and I opted for the Haynes as a final position.

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checked the new KS tappets slid easily through the bores

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dropped the crank in and aligned the dizzy gear

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didn't check this earlier because it was clearly good can't even get a 0.05 in

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cam in

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amazing how close some parts are :shock:

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Air cooled oil pump to match the 3 bolt cam, all looks good ( this will get o ringed)

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Patience of Job! :ok
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Assembled the case to make sure it turns and nothing is wrong.
Yes I remembered to fit the cam bearings and the shells of crank bearing 2

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At the recommendation of Marco Mansi I have opted for some molybdenum disulfide on the main high tensile studs, I have gone for dry spray.

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all mating surfaces, nuts and washers and cam cap degreased with meths ready for closing the case.

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Curil T on, I don't like this stuff much it's hard to get a thin layer, you get thick or patchy.

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first nut

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The the M10s and then the rest of the M8s

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checked ring gaps

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rings on ( top one needs a tool as its strong)

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ring compressior on tight, oiled barrel

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Interesting that you put pistons in from the top. I have tried it, but it's not easy to do smoothly. Ialways put them in from the bottom, as per VW manuals. There is a chamfer to help the rings transition (or is it implementation?) into the bore. The cut outs seem to help too.Image

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Oh I do love a good engine rebuild thread. Thanks Itchy!


ajsimmo wrote:..................... transition (or is it implementation?)............

Classsic. :)
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ajsimmo wrote:Interesting that you put pistons in from the top. I have tried it, but it's not easy to do smoothly. Ialways put them in from the bottom, as per VW manuals. There is a chamfer to help the rings transition (or is it implementation?) into the bore. The cut outs seem to help too.

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Not tried going in the bottom myself :rofl

Another case of me not reading the maual :roll: as long as the co pressor is tight they go in ok but you need to go in quick
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Reminds me of the first 412 engine rebuild I did (many moons ago). In my case I assembled the pistons first then slid the barrels onto the pistons using a big, well lubricated, jubilee clip as a piston ring compressor. My toolkit was nowhere near as extensive back in those days :roll:

Always more than one way to skin a cat, and as I have a CU engine to rebuild this is great prep :ok
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VW manual says put pistons on con rods then barrels on so maybe that's why they go in from the bottom.

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Well you learn something everyday, it seems 2.1s always had 10mm tappet screws, been through the collection and I have a set of rocker shafts with 10mm screws :ok

I'm sure there must be 2.1's out there with 9mm screws after rebuilds, I have certainly stripped a DJ with 9mm rocker screws.

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just looked back at WBXlog DJ build pics which had the heads from Mayo engine and they are 10mm :ok

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I wanted to O ring the pump but the 3 bolt cam needs an Aircooled pump and not only does it have a bigger port but it's not so deep.

No chance of getting an o ring groove in just over 3mm :roll:

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Not so speedi sleeve fitted tonight, Most flywheels are now grooved and will leak oil past seals if not sleeved.

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measure up

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Engineers blue ( or a marker pen) and scribe the depth

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dermel in a vice with a crude depth gauge and cutting disk

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clean up the burr

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cut the rim

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clean with meths, some oil resistant high temp Dirko

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hammer it on

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peel off the rim

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file the edge off carefully making sure it's under flush

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ready to set end float :D

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Started with a new thrust washer ( they come as a pair so one new on inside already) a 0.4mm large diameter shim and one 0.32mm shim

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this plate stops the flywheel rotating when you do the measurement which makes it inaccurate.

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about 0.35mm so I'm aiming for minimum float which is 0.07mm so I need a 0.28mm shim which I don't have ( all my shims are larger)

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removed new thrust washer and replaced with a used one which give me some and then fitted some other shims to get the 0.07mm

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not spot on 0.1mm

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remeasure and swapped the smaller shims for very slightly bigger ones

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spot on

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I guess this was once on an auto, studs are not VW they are a bit of studding cut to length and threads in poor condition

pulled them out and replaced with studs from another spare case I had

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Thread locked in to 75mm for a manual gearbox.

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