Country Buggy Spindles

splitbusaustralia · 2004-05-16T08:27:25+00:00

Pulled down the CB spindles Brad sent me today and found out some interesting things. Getting them apart and the inner bearing races off them was interesting - garage looked like something out of a cartoon - discarded tools, broken and bent pullers. heat wrench thrown in disgust etc etc. Anyway I digress..... Here's a pic (with that sodding inner bearing race still on the spindle...) Now it looks like the CB spindle is completely unique to anything else (much to my surprise)! Here it is compared to an early (55-63) bus spindle. Steering arm is at the top on the CB spindle and at the bottom of the bus spindle. Note the difference in the stub axle. I can only assume the CB spindle has a beetle type stub axle while the bus stub axle is much chunkier. The CB spindles also have the bigger later (64-67) 22mm King pins BUT they have the smaller earlier splitbus (55-63) 20mm link pin carriers! OK then there was the thought that the CB spindle was actually the same as a barndoor bus (50-55) spindle. So I went and checked my barny...... Well the barny has the steering arm at the top like the CB spindle but the stub axle is the same as the 55-63 split bus stub axle (ie much chunkier than the beetle like CB spindle) so they are not the same either! The CB spindle seems to be a one off thing (much to my surprise...still hard to believe...). Now I can arrange a 55-63 splitbus spindle so that it has the same relationship between the stub axle and the 20mm link pin carriers (ie the same 'lift'). However, the steering arm would be at the bottom and the stub axle would be the splitbus stub axle.... weird... RobK

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 May 2004, 4:12 pm

#175624

I have a heap of link pin stubs you can cut and play with. Also have some 181 stuff lying around and a set or 2 of CB stuff. NONE FOR SALE ... but happy to help out with supply.

I also have the ability to get them all drawn up in CAD BUT .... I am not getting that done until I can get a rough idea of price casue I am not wasting favours on projects that are never going to happen.

Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

Buggyboy Officially Full-On Dubber

255 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 20 May 2004, 4:46 pm

#176089

I know you may need better, but this is straight from the parts manual.

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MikeM Buggy Head

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 1 Jun 2004, 4:49 pm

#181048

BJ,

Have you managed to make any progress on this? Have you found any info on what we'd have to do to get custom manufactured parts approved?

I'd like to keep this idea afloat rather than let it get forgotten.

Thanks

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BJ Seriously Crusin Dubber

177 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 2 Jun 2004, 9:24 pm

#181595

Haven't had any time at the moment but hopefully within the next week or two it should not be to much of a drama.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 5 Sep 2004, 1:33 am

#228671

Any more developments?

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wibble Freakinbuggied

404 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 5 Sep 2004, 10:21 pm

#228982

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country dubber Seriously Crusin Dubber

131 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 7 Sep 2004, 10:05 pm

#229941

May be the foundry in Bundaberg will be able to manufacture the spindles. I know they are making parts for aircraft and if they can do that with all the BS it entailes I think making the spindles and having them certified would be a breeze.

Has any one tried this?

country dubber Seriously Crusin Dubber

131 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 7 Sep 2004, 10:05 pm

#229942

May be the foundry in Bundaberg will be able to manufacture the spindles. I know they are making parts for aircraft and if they can do that with all the BS it entailes I think making the spindles and having them certified would be a breeze.

Has any one tried this?