building an 8v gti engine

[Craigwilson]

baisicaly I'm rebuilding a used engine I have, apparently it was mechanically sound and it doesn't look like there was anything wrong with it on the inside but I plan on replaceing all the bearings, piston rings and valve springs ect

this is what I have, one of the old pistons and rod just to look at,

as you can see there, is that a bearing in the small end of the rod ? and can it be removed and replaced?

and it's soon to be going into mine because my small ends are tapping,
also welcoming advice on rebuilding an engine as I haven't done it before

[Ben@VWH]

It's not so much a bearing, more of a bush. Well worth replacing. It's actually available sperately from vw under part no- 026-105-431. You must have a machine shop fit these for you as they must be carefully pressed in (easy to damage as its bronze), then it must also be honed to match the gudgeon pin.

 

[Diamond Hell]

And unless you've kept a check on which pot the pistons etc have come out of you're unlikely to get a good result...

[Craigwilson]

Yeah the other 3 are still in the block at the minute, I'll keep that in mind!
am I aswell sending the block to a machine shop?

[Organisys]

Short answer, Yes.

 

[The Mighty Elvi]

Enjoy 54 videos of a mechanic stripping and rebuilding a complete 8v engine.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqkrffHBdpIpQewqPPLGEzA

 

[Craigwilson]

I've seen that, Barry that does it, found that very good actually