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Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#933753
Hey guys,

I need a full set of wheel studs, and one brake shoe retaining pin that fixes to the backing plate.

Long story short, after putting the wheels back in and torquing them on, one of the studs over tightened and sheared jutted out and collected the retaining clip...

Sad fact is the wheel studs are new.

Would like to get them this weekend in Ipswich if possible otherwise I will just order new ones Monday.

I can be reached on 0430560701

Thank you, John.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#933772
Why are You replacing all the new studs??

there would be many good old studs everywhere..

where Your new studs too long??

they only need to go thru the brake drum... no longer

what model beetle: early or late

4 stud or 5 stud

Most people who work on Beetles should have a new or used brake pin.. You can buy them in kits now..

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#933774
68AutoBug wrote:Why are You replacing all the new studs??

there would be many good old studs everywhere..

where Your new studs too long??

they only need to go thru the brake drum... no longer

what model beetle: early or late

4 stud or 5 stud

Most people who work on Beetles should have a new or used brake pin.. You can buy them in kits now..

LEE
1964 model, 5 studs.

Was hoping to replace them all on the basis that these appear to be new and we still managed to shear one.

I just bought the car, I don't think it was a case of they are too long, they have an Allen key hole in the middle of them to tighten them into the brake, and it sheared at the end of the Allen key hole.

I've actually found a pin for the brake so that will get me out of trouble for the meantime, going to get the car home and fix everything, also found out that the link pins are rooted and the drivers side gearbox seal is leaking like a sieve.

Cheers, John.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#933799
Yikes that is bad luck..

I've never seen an allen key bolt or screw break before..

My Allen keys can be bent a lot with a bit of pipe on them.. lol

Good that You got the car going, but bad luck about the link pins...

cheers

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#933811
68AutoBug wrote:Yikes that is bad luck..

I've never seen an allen key bolt or screw break before..

My Allen keys can be bent a lot with a bit of pipe on them.. lol

Good that You got the car going, but bad luck about the link pins...

cheers

LEE
Will post some pictures for you tomorrow of the damage. Cheers.

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#933874
Wheel studs you describe are not original, they are new, cheap and quite possibly, junk. What wheels are fitted? Maybe standard bolts may still be ok depending on your wheels.
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OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#933889
Has Empi 5 spokes ,
I have some of the same studs here that you broke , somewhere , but i am at Alexandra hills
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

Allbones Officially Full-On Dubber

395 posts · joined Jul 2012 ·

#933943
Its all good, going to get it home tomorrow then probably take it off the road for a few weeks, have abit of work I want to do to it anyway so it will work out well. Hoping to be running standard wheels soon so I may be able to run standards lugs.

Pumba Veteran Volks Folk

2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#933992
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