Date:         Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:12:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Question about 2.1l main bearings red or blue?
Comments: To: harald_nancy@EMAIL.MSN.COM
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This is all very confusing. Looking at Bentley page 13.53 for bearing #1
the blue dot is for crankshafts measuring 59.985 +/- .005 and red dot for
59.975+/-.004. Hence the Red dot is for the smaller crankshaft. Yes or
no? Also are there any specs for case bore?

Good Luck and Drive Safely
Ken Lewis
86 Crewcab,60 356
http://Neksiwel.20m.com/

On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:14:18 -0700 harald_nancy
<harald_nancy@EMAIL.MSN.COM> writes:
> Ron,
> Thanks for your reply.
> If the Kolbenschmidt bearing, part# 025198461A, is the blue one sold
> by
> VW dealer, it is .001 (1/1000) size, then it would be bigger than
> the
>  red at .00025 (1/4000) size.
> Guess Kolbenschmidt figures that most used engines could use the
> blue dot, as very slightly larger than the red dot, even without
> resurfacing
> crankshaft or boring out the case.
> Does that make sense?
>
> The other bearing that you mention, as .010 oversized, part # 025
> 198 463A,
> is substantially larger, like in cases of resurfacing the
> crankshaft, or
> realigning the case.
> Harald
> '90 westy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@busdepot.com>
> To: "harald_nancy" <harald_nancy@EMAIL.MSN.COM>;
> <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 2:23 PM
> Subject: RE: Question for Vanagain about 2.1l main bearings
>
>
> > How does the bearing you sell, part# 025198461A  compare in actual
> size
> > to the VW dealer main bearings? Is it a one fits all main
> bearing?
> >
> >
> > The Kolbenschmidt bearings distributed by Kolbenschmidt (as
> opposed to by
> > VW) are the same as VW's blue bearings (standard size).  A .010
> oversized
> > set, 025 198 463A, is also available.  If I understand correctly,
> the VW
> red
> > bearing is actually between the two sizes (????).
> >
> > - Ron Salmon
> >   The Bus Depot, Inc.
> >   (215) 234-VWVW
> >   www.busdepot.com
> >
> > _____________________________________________
> > Toll-Free for Orders Only: 1-866-BUS-DEPOT
> >
> >
> >
>
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