I didn't really understand how much information you give out until I started trying too build my first engine. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. God bless you
never gets old--mu buddy cutworm been asking question on his motor, we do not live to far away offer him to bring it up and we can tear it down.. Told him that your the vw motor king to watch your video.. This one with the cam thanks so much for sharing how to dial in the cam..what I was looking for is a video you post sharing who makes the best rod and main bearings so glad your willing to share youe expertise on vw motors with us guys who rebuild them as a hobby or to help out a friend..
Excellent as always.Darrin I use a piece of 1/4 aluminum plate about an inch bigger than a full sheet of sandpaper. Works excellent. I set that up when I used to pull Garden Tractors. Place the head on there - Sand to True up the surface and/or mill it down abit.I might get caught up on your videos one of these days.
I had 3 different brands of bearings...all of them fit like you described. I have already done this fitment, but hearing that you almost always have to do this makes me feel alot better about the way I tackled this. And I was thinking....holy shit, there's almost nothing left! Thanks for another great video!
Thank You! This explains the issue I was having with the crank being to tight when I bolted the case together. I thought I was loosing it cuz I couldn't figure out what was causing it. The last time I built one I didn't have this problem" years ago".
One of the issues i've had is that the bearing splays out in the journal once fitted. Out of the case the thrust is perfect when placed in the cam but once in the case the cam locks up. Had this with mahle and silverline's although the silverlines are a better fit overall. My concern is that despite having obtained the correct thrust there is still potential movement as the bearing is not sitting flush to the journal. I miss the days of being able to buy genuine vw parts that fit :(
So I got a dumb question the bearings I’m trying to install are double thrust. The one side of the case algae’s a notch for the tang but the other side doesn’t what’s the fix
Besides the thrust being tight with the Silverlines I'm also running into inconsistencies with wall thickness. My Silverlines measure .0494 and the Mahles I ordered are .0500. Either way way too tight. In fact the Mahles are negative -.0010 clearance
+SumoFlip511 You mean the loose-a-lobe lifters? The oil hole is not needed on a VW, and I have heard nothing but horror stories about them taking out cams or even falling apart...
vwdarrin do you have an email address that i can contact u with some photos of my motor after a local shop screwed it up by not setting the geometry up right and or by putting the wrong length pushrods in it , id love to know what you think of it and what your opinion on it as well thanks xracrboy
Or you put the cam in the block, tighten the 6 large block nuts, put a 1/2 inch steel rod in on both ends of the camshaft thru the oil pump hole and the other end and give it a smack with a ball peen until it runs smooth. Not to much not to little.
You just are not much on grasping concepts are you? Such as the one that some parts just do not fit quite right out of the box. So what is your solution if you don't sand the thrust surface down? Jus slap it together and if it's tight just pray it will all loosen up rather than seize? Thankfully I learned about building engines decades ago and realise that just because it is the right part number does not assure correct fitment. So happy I don't have to rely on someone with your lack of thought process to do my engines for me. How you can make the obtuse comment you did rather than understand the common sense solution to this problem is a much bigger mystery than why these thrust bearings no longer fit right out of the box.
