 Front main seal and..., disty drive gear question. |
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| LowGT |
 Aug 13 2006, 11:48 PM
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1.8 and Proud!  Group: Members Posts: 583 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 4,904 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
So I spent most the day cleaning and replacing every seal in the engine. Only ones left are the rear main (have to get the engine off the stand for that) and the front main.
Can the front main be replaced without splitting the case? If so, do I just need to remove that one bolt and pull the fan bracket off to get acess to it? Secondly, I flipped the motor on the stand and the disty was out. So my disty drive gear fell out and onto the floor. How can I get it back in correctly? **Hopes there is only one way it will go in.** Dan |
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| LowGT |
Aug 24 2006, 12:53 AM
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1.8 and Proud! Group: Members Posts: 583 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 4,904 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Ok, I'm having some issues with the disty gear. I put the engine at TDC according to the fan, and verified slack in the rocker arms for cyl#1. I put the gear in with the smaller half pointing to the head (as per the Haynes manual). It looks like 12 degrees to the case half seam.
So I stick the disty in and the rotor points straight towards the firewall. Isn't that cyl#4?? This is my mallory dual point unit, and I didn't loosen the adjuster clamp on the disty when I pulled it out of my running engine. I thought that was weird, so I put a stock disty in that came with the used engine. It's rotor pointed between cyl#1 and cyl#4 (towards driver's seat). I'm confused, need advice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Dan |
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LowGT Front main seal and... Aug 13 2006, 11:48 PM
So.Cal.914 Yes you can access the front seal by pulling the f... Aug 14 2006, 12:09 AM type47 to put the dizzy in, bring engine to TDC and insta... Aug 14 2006, 06:06 AM DNHunt Also, find the distributor shaft thrust washer. It... Aug 14 2006, 06:46 AM Matt Romanowski Find the spring too. Aug 14 2006, 07:57 AM Bleyseng find both pieces as the springs mounts in the top ... Aug 14 2006, 09:20 AM Dave_Darling Remember that the shaft turns as it slides into th... Aug 14 2006, 05:04 PM LowGT Thanks everyone, the spring is still on the gear a... Aug 16 2006, 10:46 AM Bleyseng Yes, a cheap ass FLAPS puller will yank it off eas... Aug 16 2006, 10:49 AM Dave_Darling So will three big fender washers.
How? Easy: In... Aug 16 2006, 02:53 PM type47 :agree: the vw... err, i mean porsche tool is a ... Aug 16 2006, 04:50 PM LowGT :clap: The fan bolt trick worked like a charm. To... Aug 16 2006, 10:27 PM
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