Well first my rear brake cylinders started leaking, replaced them, but whilst the car was up on jacks I think the negative camber has cracked the Axle Boots.

Any idea how hard it is to change them on a 65 splitty with standard box and reductions. Can they be done without a hoist?

Cheers

Steve

I asume they would be the same as a beetle. Best done with the weight of the car still on the wheels so that the axle angle to gearbox is straight. Cut off the olgs boots with a stanley knife taking care not to scratch the metal underneath, clean up and fit new boots. I belive the trick is not to tighten the clamps or screws until you have everything in place and then tighten them up.
Nicko

Is real tricky with the motor in, i think it would be quicker and easyer to pull the motor and then refit the boots, the screws are spose to go at the top!, this way you are sure of good clean fit, my 2c worth

Andy

make sure to take a pillow with you cause you,ll get a sore neck other wise
hehehehehehehehehehehe

anyway
juck the rear up and put stands under the the axles to give a little room under there and to take the weight off the boots


just as easy to take to the vw shop
less messy too

G'day Steve,
as Nicko said, same as swing axle Beetle but run it up on some ramps to keep the load on and the axles basicaly horizontal.
Sorry Andy I disagree, no need to pull the motor and the screws in the seam don't go at the top they go just higher than half way up and I always put the seam at the rear as this puts the least amount of stress on it. When fitting the clamps position the block with the screw in it at the seam so when it being tightened it pulls the seam together.
Cheers, Ian.

Thats ok Ian, i just found the 20 mins moving the motor out and 20 mins replacing was worth the trouble, each to there own eh! also no stiff neck! haha

Andy

I think you will find that the seam/ joint, should be horizontal as that way the seam doesnt open when it is moving.
All the books I have seen say that is how they should go on.

Cheers
Dave

Hey Andy,

Mate I like nothing more than sitting in the engine bay of a Splitty just marveling at all that '30s-'40s Engineering and ingenuity (transaxle and suspension particuarly), it's great stress therapy.

Cheers, Ian.

For the sake of convenience I am thinking of leaving it into to a V-dub mechanic I know that has a hoist. Being 6ft 5in I dont enjoy crawling under the splitty and getting that oil spattered face look anymore.

Cheers

Steve