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Type 3 (\'65) front locknut conversion

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/62230/type-3-65-front-locknut-conversion

mackaymanx · 2 May 2007, 2:44 pm

Here is how I went from the double locknut and tab washer to the split nut on my '65 notch. I find the split nut much easier to adjust, the nuts and caps are from a sbug

To this

MickH · 2 May 2007, 4:15 pm

Sook....:vader

mackaymanx · 2 May 2007, 4:21 pm

This from the man who wants to aircondition his Manx😂

[ Edited on 2-5-2007 by mackaymanx ]

dangerous · 2 May 2007, 7:18 pm

Same thread?

MickH · 2 May 2007, 7:38 pm

mackaymanx wrote:This from the man who wants to aircondition his Manx😂

[ Edited on 2-5-2007 by mackaymanx ]

I've gotta cool the hot air that gets in.I thought the thread pitch was different on the earlier stubs??

mackaymanx · 2 May 2007, 7:52 pm

Yeah the thread pitch was the same, I know the early beetle is different to the late beetle. The type 3 must be the same all the way through.