On my 56 beetle it has a carbon throw out bearing to release the clutch. Can these be replaced with a later ball bearing type or are the carbon ones okay? Never seen these before.
Cheers
1500S ·
Gee mate! You must be a youngster! Learned to drive on one of those &*@!! things as well as helping Big Brother to pull/repair the engine several times. I think the later ones fit but someone who plays with these will surely confirm one way or another.
I still remember that silly roller go-pedal and dangling the arm in the rain for signals prior to indicators. Thank heavens for the 61 and of course the Type 3s. Enjoy your Bug!
DH
vw54 ·
yes they can be replaced with the later bearing type and they will last longer if exchanged
oldnslo ·
Not that young, 36.,I had a 61 which had the bearing so when I saw the carbon type I was a little confused. Might change to the bearing type
Thanks DH and vw54
68AutoBug ·
That is really OLD technology... :o
Just think that millions of Beetles actually had those from new and they did work OK....