This was how my trop home from Run to the sun Goldie went.
Thanks To all Who helped me out. Cheers
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
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Balljoint Bonanza.
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
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YIKES
don't You check Your ball joints??
usually get loose long before they collapse
lucky no damage done to anything...
Lee
don't You check Your ball joints??
usually get loose long before they collapse
lucky no damage done to anything...
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
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Yah check them every so often. But no wear. The bottom 1 sheared off and then the top popped out. All ok not really any damage to the car. Cant say the same about the road.
Burrelli Officially Full-On Dubber
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That is scary!
Does your car have the full bump stop?
Does your car have the full bump stop?
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
207 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
no i chopped them off.
Matty v Commited Dubber
55 posts · joined Jul 2010 ·
Lucky you wernt going any faster!
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
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I was just exiting a double round about and think that the turn made it happen. Don't think it would have happened on the straight, but May be wrong. New ball joints arrive tomorrow so back on the road by wed night. Its a daily driver so it does get hammered abit.
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
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This is how it looked 20 mins before.
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
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Holy shit! you didn't have aftermarket ball joints did you?
Or perhaps rust pitting to the ball joint pins?
Or perhaps rust pitting to the ball joint pins?
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
207 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
No they were German. Haven't had a real good look yet.
Burrelli Officially Full-On Dubber
244 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·
Without the bump stop there is nothing to stop the ball joint going to an angle it was not designed to. I'd say If you have a look at the ball joint you will see where it had reached its limit of travel and the inner ball part had been hitting on the outer. I've seen that in type1's as well.
Matty v Commited Dubber
55 posts · joined Jul 2010 ·
What height or settings are you running?looking at lowering my fastie?
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
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Its 3 outer splines at the front and 2 outer at the back.
Its been that low for about 3 years with no problems. so ill just make sure i replace them abit more often. But hopefully in the not to distant future it'll have a type 1 narrowed beam.
Its been that low for about 3 years with no problems. so ill just make sure i replace them abit more often. But hopefully in the not to distant future it'll have a type 1 narrowed beam.
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
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All sorted tonight so back on the road. Now to terrorise some speed humps.
Matty v Commited Dubber
55 posts · joined Jul 2010 ·
Sweet good to hear your back on the road. Did you lower the car yourself?
telf Officially Full-On Dubber
207 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
Yah me and my mate did it about 4 years ago. The type 3 is the easiest to lower out of the VW family.