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On 25 May 2001, at 9:48, Russ Wolfe wrote: > As too the shims, the ones in an > o'ringed flywheel/crank assembley actually have a smaller ID than the > ones for a crank that takes the steel gasket between the crank and the > flywheel. The older shims will work in a newer engine, but the newer > shims won't work in an older engine. I think Russ has the sizes reversed, but that's not the important part. I really don't think you should use any shim except the right one for your engine. I have seen cranks with a thin (single shim width) groove worn all the way around them. I ASSUME this was caused by using a large ID shim where a small one should have gone. The looseness may then have allowed these parts to wear against one another and grind that groove. It's just too cheap a part to take a chance on ruining a good crank. The Bill Fisher book has more info on this subject. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org