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You can but you would be wrong to do so, that would affect loss of power etc? just the rad fan?

Sorry to bring an old post up, but after not seeming to find a sensible answer to the poor running issues my van has been experiencing. I have a mark 1 caddy as well and had some work done at a retro customs and brought up the issues I had with the Wedge and was told it does sound like a heat gasket...

please ignore the above, just checked the wiki, that looks like a fun job!!! spending more time under VW's than driving Vw's!!!

again a simple fix, just removed and ref-fitted the linkage, perhaps I should start trying things before I post

solved the wipers, by changing a fuse!!!!!!! but it seems that the dash fan is not working, could this have been the cause for the wipers fuse to blow and the cause of the smoke?? any advice on diagnostic and changing the motor??

Sorry No, I own a 1.9 water cooled, no way that bearing was coming our without the flywheel being removed. Maybe my flywheel was after market or something but like icosahedron says, the diameters were totally different. managed to crack the flywheel bolts by using the tyre iron on the end of ratchet...

Noticed that the breather pipes to the carb are spilt and could be the cause of occasional loss of power, seem to remember something about negative pressure~???

Any way anyone know if there is a specialist part/supplier?

N

Mine wouldn't come out without removing the flywheel, Maybe I have an after market flywheel but measuring the new one against the hole was plain to see it would not go through.

The end of the crankshaft has a bore that fits the bearing so you cant push it in too far.

Was driving round the M25 and had the last thing any VW owner wants to see, smoke in the cab, After I was unable to find a cause of the smoke on the hard shoulder I continued until it started to rain. It seems some sort of wire has burt out somewhere as now my windscreen wipers dont work, I have che...

Hi All, I have been through the pain full experience of removing the spigot bearing and finally got everything back together and now have a new issue, I cant select 1st, 4th or 5th, I am hoping that its something as simple as the linkage is not lined up correctly, I am going to have a play around wi...

Hi Ian,

Did you ever get an answer to this?

Having the same problem myself.

N

i have had enough of this!!!! was under the van all sat morning with a 2.5kg slide hammer and that bearing is not moving, it has come part of the way but now is stuck on what looks like a lip in the flywheel. I have pulled some cr*p out that looks liked packed dust of the old clutch, but the bearing...

Anyone got any idea when I can buy some from?

Failing that i shall replace them with standard HEX, but does any one know any good bolt stockists? so far I can but them in a 1000 but that seemed 1 or 2 too many. would stainless steel bolts hurt?

Any other suggestions how to get the bearing out without removing the fly wheel?

Hi All, Sorry to start a new thread on this, but I have finally got the clutch plate out after buying a set of spline bits, but now I am unsure if I need to take the fly wheel off to get the bearing out, some advised i do some dont. but please take a look at (what is left) of the bearing and any adv...