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HELP!, Now recharging batteries in Albert Lea, MN |
rnellums |
May 30 2011, 07:20 PM
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Professional Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 26-November 09 From: Littleton, CO Member No.: 11,072 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
SO my teener broke down as I was driving out of South Dakota. I was able to get it towed for free to Mitchell, SD. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
Here is what is broken: The bolt that attaches the Impeller hub to the crankshaft has sheared off inside the crankshaft. This caused the impeller hub to fall off the crankshaft and caused the generator to stop functioning as well as engine cooling to cease. Once the hub fell off the crankshaft, the woodruff key fell out too. Here is my situation: the car is parked at a transmission shop here in Mitchell. I have a full set of sockets and wrnches, as well ass assorted 914 tools, but no jacks or jackstands. I have removed the forward engine tin, as well as the belt, impeller and hub. I have also removed the front half of the impeller shroud. My plan of attack: I want to ask the transmission shop to use an extractor to remove what is left of the bolt with the engine still in the car. if they can remove it I will need to locate a new woodruff key, at which point I should be able to re-install the impeller using a new bolt and a lockwasher since the old bolt is shot. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) My Plan B: if I can't remove what is left of the bolt, I plan to rent a U Hauls truck and trailer and pull the car the rest of the way to Muncie, Indiana. I would really appreciate some input on whether my reasoning is sound, if I'm an imbecile, or if I'm SOL thanks in advance, Ross |
rnellums |
May 31 2011, 08:41 PM
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Professional Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 26-November 09 From: Littleton, CO Member No.: 11,072 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Ok, here is the end of day update. Kinda miraculous really. There actually ended up being a REALLY small VW shop here in Mitchell called Import Motors. The proprietor's name is Jonathan and was one of the most helpful men I have ever met.
Today was his first day back at the shop in about a week so he was WAY behind, but he brought me right in, set me up on one of hist lifts and let me go to work. He gave me an engine jack to use to pull to motor( which I later discovered he needed to finish working on one of the cars in his shop-though he never told me that). I was able to pull the motor and work on it using the engine hoist as a stand. The bolt extraction couldnt have been easier. I drilled one pilot hole, Then Jonathan had O'riley auto bring down a small set of extractors because he only had large ones. The end of the bolt came right out. As Captain Krusty stated, the hub and crankshaft were both pretty mangled. however Jonathan pulled a woodruff key, a flawless hub and the specialized bolt off an old squareback he had sitting out back. I then cleaned the exposed crank along with the woodruff key thouroughly with brake cleaner. Now comes the part where I will most likely get shunned by just about everyone on the board. I used JB weld steel to first glue the key into place in the crankshaft and then spread it over the danamge to the crank in an attempt to create a smooth tapered surface again. I then installed the new hub over the key and torqued down the bolt after applying some loctite. For the duration of the drive I do not plan to do night driving, and so to decrease the load on the hub assembly I will not be running a belt to the generator. I plan to buy a spare battery and a battery charger and charge my batteries at night. Since the hub will only have to support the spinning fan, I am hopeful that it will hold together for the remaining 1000 miles or so of the trip. I am currently waiting for the epoxy to finish drying, but my current plan is to head out at around 3 PM tomorrow and drive untill I start to lose light. The weather is supposed to be gorgeous so hopefully I'll be in Indiana in a few days. Once I get settled in, I am going to have to drop the engine and pull the crankshaft, which essentially means an engine rebuild is in my very near future. Maybe its time to start cheking prices on 6 cyl 911 engines? I want to thank everyone for their support. More updates will follow as the trip progresses. I'm going to throw some photos up of my work today as well. I want to recommend this guy to anyone in the area who needs help. He knows a bit about types IV's and you couldnt ask for better service. I found out at the end of the day that he had lost his son thursday, yet he still bent over backwards to help me today. As I finished up I asked him how much he wanted for letting me tie up his shop all day, not to mention the tools he bought for me and the parts he gave me. He told me not to worry about it, But I went ahead and gave him all the cash I had, which still only amounted to $47. I am still wishing I had more. |
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