Re: [T3] Steel Backed Main Bearings

["Russ Wolfe" <russella@prairieinet.net>]

Subject: Re: [T3] Steel Backed Main Bearings


> On 27 Jul 2001, at 4:10, Miller, Gary (G.) wrote:
>
> > The link below is to a quick scan of the workshop manual (1965) page
> > that explains about these steel backed bearings. It seems like it's
> > not just the two-piece one! There's an interesting note about using
> > Aluminium bearings in these engines.
> >
> > http://www.dellorto.freeserve.co.uk/steelback.htm
> >
> > Has anyone ever seem one of these engines with the white S on the
> > fanhousing?
>
> Very interesting indeed! No, I've never seen one of these. The
> engine/chassis numbers don't look quite right for the dates given;
> was this info from the type 3 shop manual? There's nothing on the
> scan that I can see that makes it clear that this applies to type 3
> engines.
>
> It's also interesting that they just refer to "steel bearings," not steel
> backed bearings. I can't imagine that they would be solid steel.
>
I have seen 1 of these engines in my entire career. If I remember right, it
was in a '65 1500cc Type 2. We sent it back for exchange on a factory
rebuilt. This was what the factory requested. They didn't want us to try and
rebuild it. I do not think that it was too successful. I doubt it there are
any of them still in existance.

Russ Wolfe
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org/

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