Got a question for the assembled masses (whenever you all assemble).
I am finally starting the reassembly of the bug and have come across two differing notes as to what angle my spring plates should be set at.
I am pretty sure the pan is a '68 semi auto, so I have the IRS rear, and one workshop book says I need to set them (unloaded) at 17.3 degrees, the other says 21.2 degrees. Now if they were close I'd split it, but thats a huge difference.
Any advice??
'Ah, whatever................'
Did you sort it out?
Ya still hangin dude or is it fixed,my Bentley says double jointed axle auto stick shift spring plate setting 20d30'+50':thumb
I don't reckon many people set them to the "factory spec". I know I would even bother trying. For a start I haven't got the factory protractor.
Trial and error is the way I do it.
How low / high do you want the rear to sit?
Which torsion bars have you got?
When I set mine, unloaded, they are just below the "stops" and then I lever them up over the "stops" to bolt on the cover plate. But that gives a lower-than-original stance, but not too low.
Hope that helps in some way.
VW car, VW engine ...... keepin it "real"
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penguin,
I have a 1968 VW Service Without Guesswork book - it shows different settings depending on Chassis No, Torsion bar length and diameter.
If you give me your Chassis No, I can give you the setting
Grahame
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