Air Cooled Vw Thrust Bearing

Generally machine shops will cut down the engine case at the flywheel side to perfectly match an oversized bearing.

Air cooled vw thrust bearing.

So you may have heard people in the scene referring to end float and engines being worn out with excessive play. The stock measurement for thrust is 0 864 and it can be cut as much as 0 080 under. It s important to note that each thrust bearing will have a bearing tang on it. This is a really good idea to use on any engine that uses stiffer than stock valves prings or uses a bigger than stock camshaft.

Theory behind thrust wear. Here s a neat trick to save your air cooled vw engine block when the thrust had been knocked out and a double oversize thrust bearing won t work. The thrust measurement is determined by measuring the thickness of the last main journal on the flywheel end of the engine. Includes 6 shells to do 1 engine.

This is all based around the main bearing wearing over a long period and developing a more sloppy fit in the journal the bearing sits in. If your machine shop specializes in air cooled vws they may have a set of main bearings ready. How to measure you aircooled vw main bearing set. Main journal thrust is the final measurement that must be performed when sizing your air cooled vw main bearings.

We serve the vw parts and vw tech needs of owners of aircooled type 1 vw beetle karmann ghia type 181 thing type 2 volkswagen bus type 3 vw squareback fastback squareback and type 411. If they aren t be prepared to make another trip back. Stock vw cam bearings only had 1 thrust bearing this set provides 2 to halve the thrust bearing wear.