Big End Bearings

Yoof · July 10, 2012, 12:10:57 PM

TPS have just informed me these were obselete from 01/03/10 onwards, part # 031105701A.

Does anyone have an alternative part # for the PY/1W ?

Cheers

Pete

grayg40 · July 10, 2012, 12:43:00 PM

agra engineering in dundee would manage to get some i would think. i got from there a couple years ago.

Yoof · July 10, 2012, 04:50:35 PM

Managed to order some from Bartek (got a trade account with them) so wasn't too bad in the end! Thanks anyway

djtez · July 10, 2012, 07:23:24 PM

Agra engineering got mine for me too yesterday!

My block is in there at the moment awaiting being re bored

youngprodigys · July 11, 2012, 12:58:11 PM

i obtained my engine bearings from "I B ENGINEERING" in nuneaton. they sourced the KS oem spec bearings for me and the whole lot came to £96! that was for crank and rod bearings. i got little end rod bushes from VW themselves which came to just below £40.
i didnt have to do a thing either- took them the block and the cranks etc etc and they sorted out all the correct sizes and all that. very good service indeed!

randombadger69 · July 12, 2012, 04:36:28 AM

I got a set of Glyco's from barftek, but they were expensive!

RS engine supplies are your best bet, Nick can get KS listed as "heavy duty" spec for about £30 iirc. Really helpful guy as well!

dub-disaster · July 12, 2012, 08:44:42 AM

I can second that i got a set of ks from nick at rs engine supplies realy helpful bloke aswell

prankstar2003 · July 19, 2012, 10:35:16 AM

This is interesting. Do all of the above companies have websites or are they mostly machine shops?

Also, a quick question, does anyone know if an ABD crank fits a 1W block? If so, which main bearings would be used, 1W or ABD?

Simon

Nick_S · July 19, 2012, 06:35:18 PM

Not so sure the abd gives the same stroke as a 1w. Think the abd is a 1391cc and 1w is a 1398 iirc. Crank on the 1w is harder than the abd too.

xandyx · July 20, 2012, 01:50:46 AM

www.mohlis.de or german ebay for glyco or ks bearings!

they pop arround on ebay very often.

Tav · August 04, 2012, 05:03:33 PM

Quote from: djtez on July 10, 2012, 07:23:24 PM
Agra engineering got mine for me too yesterday!

My block is in there at the moment awaiting being re bored

Thread high jack - they doing any other work for you on the block? Rebuild? What are the prices like?

djtez · August 04, 2012, 05:23:28 PM

boring, decking the block, rebuildin bottom end, supplying new oil pump and ACL bearings plus fitting..

done my head a while ago and also my Flywheel..
my memory aint so good so who knows about pricing..

flywheels around £100..
boring cyclinders. £120?
the rest ill have to wait n see as the Block is still with them! ..