Anything I should be aware of or be marking etc before I take it all to bits?
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Gibbo Custom Title Time!
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Dismantling rear suspension on IRS Bug...
Gibbo Custom Title Time!
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Im at this stage, what do I do now?
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome
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what are you trying to do?
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I have to strip everything off the pan ready for sand-blasting and powder coating.
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Prise the springplates off the bottom stop...BE CAREFUL, there is a lot of force and it will shoot downwards, KEEP FINGERS WELL CLEAR, once it comes to a rest scribe a mark along the top of the springplate onto the shock tower section so you can line up the angle when you refit it all.
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Gibbo Custom Title Time!
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Sorry m8, I dont really know what you mean, call me a thicky if you will but do I just try and move the springplates outwards? Then they will try to shoot downwards, then I mark em? Shouldnt I mark em now?
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome
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No, because they are resting hard against theri bottom stop. Take a look at the bottom edge of th spingplate - it is being prevented from drooping any further by a lip on the chassis. You must prise teh springplate out and over this lip, then scribe a line to tell you where teh springplate angle is while it is 'feee' otherwise, when you put it all back together again, your suspension will be 'out' (too high or low)
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BiX Veteran Volks Folk
2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Just be carefull. also you will need a 17mm hex socket to get the inner pivot bolt out. I will be around tomorrow morning if you want a hand. give me a call.
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Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut
2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
If its not to late you should mark the arms and plates with a chisel, so when it goes back the wheel alignment is not that far out……. have a look at the pic :duh
put a chisel mark on the red line😉
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put a chisel mark on the red line😉
[Edited on 25-9-2004 by Desert Moose]
Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut
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this one is on your pic
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Gibbo Custom Title Time!
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Hmm, the bolts are out of there now, is it too late to mark it?
Gibbo Custom Title Time!
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OK, everything else is off, except this bolt!!!!
It has been turned so much, I have given up for now, it just seems to be stuck in there.
Many thanks go to Drew (BiX) for his help this morning its def a two person job!
This is the bolt in question, anyone have any ideas on how I can budge it out from there?
Cheers
[Edited on 26-9-2004 by Gibbo]
It has been turned so much, I have given up for now, it just seems to be stuck in there.
Many thanks go to Drew (BiX) for his help this morning its def a two person job!
This is the bolt in question, anyone have any ideas on how I can budge it out from there?
Cheers
[Edited on 26-9-2004 by Gibbo]
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yep its a 17mm allen hex bolt. Shouldnt be too hard to take out, there is a special tool that you can get which is basically two 17mm nuts inside a spanner.
To disassemble the bearings and stub axle you'll need large circlip pliers as the one that retains the inner ball bearing is held by this. Also lots of hammering with a drift to get the bearings and spacers out.
To disassemble the bearings and stub axle you'll need large circlip pliers as the one that retains the inner ball bearing is held by this. Also lots of hammering with a drift to get the bearings and spacers out.
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I have undone the 17mm allen head bolt as much as I can, its not coming out any further, its just spinning in there. It wont come out any further than you can see here. Very hard to move, very tight in there.
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Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut
2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
some times it helps if you move the arm at the same time as twisting back and forward with v/grips and wd40Gibbo wrote:I have undone the 17mm allen head bolt as much as I can, its not coming out any further, its just spinning in there. It wont come out any further than you can see here. Very hard to move, very tight in there.
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Yeah, we tried that, im at my wits end. (which isnt very far, lol)
Thanks.
Thanks.
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
yeah the bolt is undone just grab it with some vise grips and work it out with some elbow grease it will just be stuck in the rubber bush.
Jeza Officially Full-On Dubber
353 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
Any luck Gibbo.
I found mine was so stuck I spent the day with a hacksaw blade to cut it out... this was with the body still on the Chassis.
So this may be the only other alternative. But at least you'll beable to get comfortable and work above the car.
I cut the head off so that the arm would pull out. Basically the inner (steel ring) part of the bush rusted itself to the bolt.
Good luck
Jeremy
I found mine was so stuck I spent the day with a hacksaw blade to cut it out... this was with the body still on the Chassis.
So this may be the only other alternative. But at least you'll beable to get comfortable and work above the car.
I cut the head off so that the arm would pull out. Basically the inner (steel ring) part of the bush rusted itself to the bolt.
Good luck
Jeremy
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nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk
2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
As somebody said-grab the head with a big pair of visegrips and hit the visegrips while turning it back and forth. It's obviously not rusted into the bush because it has unscrewed that far-it must have a bit of a lip on it where it rubs against the big galvanised washer and won't come thru the pivot box hole-when in doubt-CRC and bash the shit out of it.If you don't have a big set- get a grip inside the hex on the head with a smaller set and still hit it while trying to turn it.Good luck.
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Arggh!
Still stuck, lol
Still stuck, lol
BiX Veteran Volks Folk
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Have any luck yesterday arvo? might be time for the angle grinder?
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