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Re: 1998 Beetle Diesel piston damage
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 10/23/2009 1 Reply

Another thought, you don't have to take it apart to find out if the crank/rod/bearing is damaged. Rotate the crank by hand until the crank is pulling that piston down. If there's extra clearance it'll be between the top of that rod journal and the top rod brg.... Login to read more.

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