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On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 19:00, Steve Friedeck wrote: > This long block was put together about 16 months > ago and now I'm completing it. The three spacer shims > and front seal were in so I'm sure I measured it back > then, but now when I tightened the flywheel I get zero > end play. I dont remember if my flywheel had a metal > or paper gasket, but would this even make a > difference. The only parts store I can get a new seal > at is 40 miles away and I hate to waste the 8 bucks. > Anything else I can try? How much end play do I need? > What year is the engine?? The gasket is determined by the flywheel/crank combination. All 12V flywheels should have the o-ring in the flywheel. All 6V engines DO NOT use the o-ring. '64-66 use the steel gasket. Measure the end play without the shims, but with the gasket if needed. The thickness of the shims should equal the end play minus .003"-.004". There are 2 different type shims used on our engines, depending on the crankshaft. The inside diameter is larger for the early crankshafts. You should be able to get the seal out without destroying it, if you are very careful, and use a small pry bar. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org