Torsion Arm/Tube bushings - removal

68beetle Casual Dubber

49 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 12 Jan 2006, 4:16 pm

#446594

Hi,

Giving the beetle a pretty complete overhaul and am looking to install urethane bushings into the front torsion tubes instead of the existing needle bearings.

However. It seems a little difficult to remove the old roller bearings. Any tips on how to do this?

If it all seems too hard I'll leave the existing ones in.

Cheers,

Tim.

MikeM Buggy Head

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 12 Jan 2006, 4:20 pm

#446596

Unless you are doing some serious offroading leave the stock bearings in.

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Old Dubber Wolfsburg Wizard

605 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jan 2006, 5:38 pm

#446620

After I cut it

http://www.vwdcqinc.org.au/vwdcqimages/insideafrontaxle/insideafrontaxle.html

............the bearing just fell out :-)

I have used a puller, but a slide hammer would work

Grahame
visit my club site at www.vwdcqinc.org.au

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 13 Jan 2006, 6:44 am

#446768

You can drive them out from the opposite side or use a circle of metal and slide hammer the bearing out
after the circle(with a nut welded to it) is inserted behind.
You will have to cut the sides off the circle to get it behind the bearing.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

68beetle Casual Dubber

49 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 16 Jan 2006, 10:56 am

#447554

Thanks Dave,

It's these simple things that my brain just really struggles with at times - I've never done any kind of "metalwork" so this simple operation will hopefully open this mind of mine up a bit...

The beetle's getting the revamp to undertake charity rallies so I want it to be pretty beefy and hopefully last 8-10,000 back road kilometres. I also want to learn this stuff for future cars so I'm trying to find a good way to do things the first time.

Cheers.