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I expect they will be, once they arrive at the end of the week or maybe
Monday (I had to order them from the dealer). Fortunately, I do have a tool to compress the springs while the circlip is installed. A funny story regarding that tool: it just so happens that the spare tire/jack hold-down from a 1987 Dodge Omni is nearly identical to the special VW tool used to compress the flange springs. Weird huh? I took it off my girlfriend's car 10 years ago right before it went to the wrecker. At least that old Omni turned out to be good for something... -- Kent 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 220,000+ miles > wrote in message ... > Are those drive flanges any harder to install with the springs? > > "Kent" > wrote: > > >Okay, thanks, I'm going to give it a try. > > > >-- > >Kent > >1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 220,000+ miles > > > > wrote in message > .. . > >> No, that is a good explaination. Make the 0 degree mark when it is > >> reassembled. Get a piece of paper and make a mark .472". hold 0" at > >> the 0 degree mark and mark the .472" That hole is huge. I have made > >> new marks before that way. > >> > >> "Kent" > wrote: > >> > >> >Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear; allow me to clarify. The transaxle is > >already > >> >out of the car. I have a new clutch pack and flywheel to install. Now, > >let's > >> >assume that I bolt up the new flywheel right now and go through your > >> >recommended process of finding TDC. Okay, the flywheel is now properly > >> >positioned for TDC. Unfortunately, I still can't properly mark TDC on the > >> >flywheel because the timing pointer (the little pointer that you align > >with > >> >the timing mark on the flywheel when timing the engine) is part of the > >> >transaxle (cast near the timing hole on the bell housing), and the > >transaxle > >> >is not in the car. Now, I could go ahead and reinstall the transaxle at > >this > >> >point, after which I can mark TDC through the timing hole (since the > >timing > >> >pointer is now there for reference). Now I have another problem: I think > >it > >> >would be hard to accurately measure the required .472 inch arc length (6 > >> >deg. BTDC) from my TDC mark through the timing hole with the transaxle > >> >installed. So the transaxle would have to come out again to gain access > >to > >> >the flywheel so I can accurately position the ignition timing mark. Does > >> >this make sense or am I totally clueless here? > >> > >> > >> Jim B. > > > Jim B. |
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