19 Engine overhaul - piston pin

In the previous video, we disassembled the cylinders and pistons. To disconnect the piston from the connecting rod, the piston pin had to be pushed away. This does not always go smoothly. In an engine with lots of miles, with lots of wear, the piston pin can get very stuck. Timeline of this video 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Piston pin is mounted floating 02:11 Locking rings or circlips 04:24 Removing the piston pin manually 05:30 Removing the piston pin with a puller 09:40 Installing the piston pin 09:51 Next time: replacing pushrod tubes 10:02 Paruzzi Newsletter and Paruzzi YouTube channel Paruzzi's technical magazine is the ideal supplement for this video series, here are some articles related to this video: Finding the top dead center: https://www.paruzzi.com/magazine/en/0... Measuring the compression: https://www.paruzzi.com/magazine/en/0... Parts and tools discussed in this video: Cylinder and pistons sets: https://www.paruzzi.com/uk/volkswagen... Piston pin: https://www.paruzzi.com/uk/volkswagen... The piston pin puller of the type shown in this video is available at most auto parts stores. All parts and accessories for the Volkswagen Beetle, Karmann Ghia, Volkswagen Split Bus, Bay Window Bus, VW Vanagon, Type 3 or Type 4 VW or VW Thing shown in this video are available in our web store at https://www.paruzzi.com New videos will be announced through our Newsletter, subscribe at https://www.Paruzzi.com/newsletter Dreams - Royalty Free Music: https://www.bensound.com License code: RNMEANWGYCD7QY62