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itchyfeet wrote:

Linus-DG-rebuild wrote:

itchyfeet wrote:Have you checked with VWHeratige about VW classic parts to see if there are any 0.5 oversize bearings with any crank size?

yes talked to vw heratige and they have never heard of them , it was vw heratige who suggested Intried asking about my problem here at club 80-90

it seems line boring was more common in europe so you might look over la manche

just had a look on VW catalogue and can't see them so must be aftermarket , if not made by KS maybe by Mahle?

Somebody must have made them in the past as you have a case with some in.

I think vw made them , not sure but on the number 3 bearing, I think its 3 , anyway the bearing that is split into 2 halfs it has VW Ca 025105539 Germany stamped on both halfs on the side that fits into the case.

Bearing number 2 the one that is split in 2 halves has VW Ca 025105539 Germany stamped on the casing side of the bearing on both halves so I presume they were made by vw , bearings 1,3 & 4 have no markings that I can see

937carrera wrote:Manufacturer details used to be stamped into the case side of the bearings, any hints there ?

number 2 bearing the one that is 2 halfs has VW Ca 025105539 Germany stamped on the casing side of the bearing , but bearings 1,3 & 4 dont seem to have any vissable markings .

I'm not getting any hits on the bearing websites for that part number 025105531C is the std /std bearing while 025105537 is the 0.25 / std bearing.

Did you have any luck measuring the bearings ?

937carrera wrote:I'm not getting any hits on the bearing websites for that part number 025105531C is the std /std bearing while 025105537 is the 0.25 / std bearing.

Did you have any luck measuring the bearings ?

yes I have measured the bearings and the crank the bearings measure 0.25 u.s as does the crank , but the bearings outer face that sit in the case measures 0.5 bigger than std and the case also measures 0.5 bigger than the std case size .

I was specifically referring to the number 2 bearing that had the gap, is it round or ovalled ?

937carrera wrote:I was specifically referring to the number 2 bearing that had the gap, is it round or ovalled ?

All off the bearings are round as far as I can tell .

Different case required I reckon. I was luck with my old case it was std/std.

I helped someone get some non std bearings for a 944 recently.

Times have changed, there was a huge price premium to be paid for non standard bearings, so it could well be cheaper overall getting another s/h case


ps

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-T25-1-9-e ... 2727172918

DF engine, probably early case, just put your heads on it ? Strip & full rebuild if you like