Flywheel Shim to Measure End Play

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Flywheel Shim to Measure End Play

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I dug these pieces out of a box of parts I bought. ID is 50mm. OD is 60mm. Each is .5mm thick. I am guessing they are VW shims? Can I use these to measure flywheel end play before I buy a new shim?

Our original flywheel and shim were lost in shipping. So unless these work, I’m left to buy a new shim just to check the end play.
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Do they match the diameter of the #1 main bearing? 36 hp vw shims would, later ones will be too large diameter.
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Martin Benade wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 5:02 pm Do they match the diameter of the #1 main bearing? 36 hp vw shims would, later ones will be too large diameter.
The ID appears to be the same. The OD of the bearing is larger.
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Those should work then for measuring.
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Re: Flywheel Shim to Measure End Play

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A slight correction of flywheel shims;

All shims--including the thick S90, have 49mm ID x 65mm OD, except the S90 which has its 70mm OD to suit its
larger flanged 2-piece main bearing.

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Dick, that is confusing. Could you clarify it?
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Dick Weiss wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:19 pm A slight correction of flywheel shims;

All shims--including the thick S90, have 49mm ID x 65mm OD, except the S90 which has its 70mm OD to suit its
larger flanged 2-piece main bearing.
Seems clear enough.

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It’s been a while, s 90 has both a thick shim and a thin one used together?
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Martin Benade wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:54 am It’s been a while, s 90 has both a thick shim and a thin one used together?
No; just one thick one. I have used a thick AND a thin on a S-90 when the correct thick one was not available. You have to be sure to install the thin one on the flywheel side!

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Thanks. I was confused because Dick gave both diameters for the S 90 shim
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Martin Benade wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:10 am Thanks. I was confused because Dick gave both diameters for the S 90 shim
He posted that all the shims were the same ID and that the S-90 had a larger OD.

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Vic Skirmants wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:00 am No; just one thick one. I have used a thick AND a thin on a S-90 when the correct thick one was not available. You have to be sure to install the thin one on the flywheel side!
When referring to a S-90 specific shim, is its use dictated by the case, crank, flywheel, or bearing?

We have a S-90 case, with 356C / 912 crank, 200 mm flywheel, and single-piece #1 main bearing.
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Vic Skirmants wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:00 am You have to be sure to install the thin one on the flywheel side!
Why?
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Dick:

It might be a bit clearer if you said "All shims have 49mm ID x 65mm OD, except the S90 which has its 70mm OD to suit its

larger flanged 2-piece main bearing. "

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#15 Post by Vic Skirmants »

Dennis; S-90 determined by crankshaft and bearing.
Bruce; the thin bearing has too small an OD to work with the S-90 bearing's larger flange.

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