Anyone want something powdercoated?

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Allyn <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:

> > Remove the bearings.  The temps are in the 350-400
> range and 
> > the grease in the bearings will run / screw up the
> finish.
> 
> Ron is talking about tranny bearings, which are not
> greased, as they are lubed by the transaxle fluid.

Ahhh, gotcha.  I've not torn into a tranny so....

  He
> wants to be able to have
> the preload shims installed behind the bearings because
> it's a trial and error process requiring repeated removal
> of the bearing
> races for shim adjustment, which would likely screw up
> the finish.

I highly doubt it - the finish is tough as nails and I've
found very little that will touch it.


Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80 Scirocco                 '81 Scirocco S 16v to be?
'86 Scirocco 8v              '88 Scirocco 16v 
'88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!) '96 Passat GLX Wagon
'56 Cessna 172
The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.


 
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