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• Ream to fit IM shaft bearings?! by R.O.R-2.0 on 09 Mar, 2011 10:45
• i just wanna know that they DO or DO NOT exist..
  
  i swear ive heard of them before..
• #1 by theman53 on 09 Mar, 2011 13:28
• There is a thread or two about the IM bearings. I think the first post had them in the one I looked at. If I find it I will let you know. I think I just searched IM shaft bearing part # but don't remember.
• #2 by Dakotakid on 09 Mar, 2011 13:49
• Here is what Lucas forwarded to me just last weekend:
  
  http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=1676.0
  
  I ordered a set to have on hand from O'Reilly's auto parts......$19 (for pre-reamed set). I used the Federal Mogul number.
• #3 by fatmobile on 09 Mar, 2011 19:05
• metal leeve = ream to fit
  clevite = just right
  durabond = too big
  
  I'm pretty sure I have that right.
   Clevites fit great.
  
  I think it was durabond that fit loosely on the I-shaft, before it was installed.
   Installing them in the block made them fit tighter,.. about right.
  
   I had a set of ,.. pretty sure it was metal leeve, that wouldn't fit over the I-shaft, had to be reamed.
   I put them in the 1.7TD.
• #4 by maxfax on 09 Mar, 2011 19:08
• Quote from: fatmobile on 09 Mar, 2011 19:05

  clevite = just right
   Clevites fit great.

  
  X2
• #5 by ghia57 on 11 Mar, 2011 10:55
• Dura Bond makes them. Part # VWG1 about $15.00 and no reaming required like the old VW ones.
• #6 by R.O.R-2.0 on 11 Mar, 2011 13:00
• no, i dont want to know about pre fit bearings, i want to know if there are ream to fit bearings..
  
  some guy over on the whoretex told me i was smokin crack when i mentioned ream to fit bearings..
  
  this thread is to prove that i AM sane, and he IS wrong..
  
  he is a fairly high ranking member over there too, basically claims to know everything..
• #7 by maxfax on 11 Mar, 2011 13:11
• The MK1 Bently actually says to replace the engine block of the IM shaft bearings are bad   Don't have a MK2 book, and Alldata doesn't really touch on the IM shaft too much..  From personal experience, all the IM shaft bearings other than Clevite have required some degree of reaming.. The fact that the Clevite didn't require reaming surprised my machinist...
  
  Ranking doesn't mean you know crap..  The local guy from GERMANY who runs an import shop bends cam sprockets on 1.6's all the time..    Ten pus years of ejumkashon and everyday is still a learning experience...
• #8 by R.O.R-2.0 on 11 Mar, 2011 13:15
• Score +1 for me 
  
  and uh, his ranking kinda means something to me, he is EXTREMELY SMART. you guys might know him as WaterWheels. he knows his S#!T 99% of the time..
• #9 by maxfax on 11 Mar, 2011 13:19
• There's a lot of incredibly smart people on here and Vortex, but the smartest ones are the ones that realize they don't know it all..
• #10 by rabbitman on 11 Mar, 2011 18:50
• Partplace sells both ream to fit and pre fit IM bearings. Idk what the brands are but I do know that durabond, clevite and sealed power are sold as pre fit.
  
  I've never seen ream to fit anywhere but partsplace.