Loose flywheel: How bad ?

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The last Beetle I bought came from a guy that just had the engine rebuilt then a month or so later it started to knock. He got mad and sold it cheap. I bought it. I found the flywheel loose(undertorqued gland nut) and the pin holes where pounded out. The end of the crank was no longer flat and the flywheel was in the same shape. I am replaceing the crank and flywheel and it will become my spare engine. The 2 surfaces(crank end and flywheel) must be true or you will have a vibration that will cause damage. If they are flat and true you could use a jig and drill it for 8 dowls and step the old holes up to 1/4 inch then use hardened steel pins(1/4) in the old holes and re-torque the gland nut. If the metal is rolled on the end of the crank you should replace it and the flywheel.