Main Bearing Dowel Pin - All Aircooled Engines

Secure your engine’s internal components with confidence using this Genuine Volkswagen main bearing dowel pin, designed to prevent the main bearings from rotating within the crankcase.

This precision-made dowel pin ensures perfect alignment and secure location of each main bearing shell, maintaining correct oil clearance and crankshaft alignment. A loose or missing dowel pin can cause serious engine damage, making these small components critical to a successful rebuild.

Manufactured to factory-original Volkswagen specifications, this genuine part guarantees an accurate fit and durable performance across all VW engines — from the earliest 25hp aircooled units through to the later 2100cc watercooled engines.

Sold individually – 5 required per engine.

Key Features:

• Genuine VW main bearing dowel pin

• Prevents main bearing shells from spinning in the crankcase

• Ensures precise alignment and consistent oil clearance

• Suitable for all VW aircooled and early watercooled engines

• Manufactured to OEM Volkswagen standards for perfect fit

• Essential during any full engine rebuild

• Sold each – 5 required per engine

Applications:

• VW Beetle (1949–1979)

• VW Splitscreen Van (1950–1967)

• VW Baywindow Van (1968–1979)

• VW Type 25 / T3 (1979–1992)

• VW Karmann Ghia (1955–1974)

• VW Type 3 (1961–1973)

• VW Trekker / Thing (1968–1983)

• VW Buggy + Baja (1949–1979)

Specification:

• Material: Hardened steel

• Quantity: Sold individually (5 per engine)

• Quality: Genuine Volkswagen part