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| posted on August 29th, 2011 at 08:00 PM |
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ball joint?
just a question about the front beam in my bug, probably a stupid one. but is this a ball joint beam?
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| posted on August 29th, 2011 at 08:16 PM |
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nope  Link pin. 
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| posted on August 29th, 2011 at 08:35 PM |
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ah, rightio.
at first i was thinking yeah link pin, and then i read my manual and it said ball joint.
thanks matey
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 posted on August 29th, 2011 at 08:41 PM |
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lithium based grease
AND WHILE ITS UP IN THE AIR make sure You grease All the grease nipples with lithium based Moly grease and it will last forever...
Lee
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| posted on August 29th, 2011 at 08:58 PM |
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its back down now, but ill do that tomorrow after work. is that some sort of special magic grease?
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| posted on August 29th, 2011 at 11:27 PM |
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Yes
its also the grease recommended by VW
cheap ordinary grease is based on clay or soap...
Lithium based grease stops wear...
its available everywhere and all brands..
its blackish or purplish in color..
its the only grease worth using...
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| posted on September 6th, 2011 at 06:08 AM |
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Don't try to grease your beam as it has no grease nipples, still do the spindles though 
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| posted on September 6th, 2011 at 07:43 AM |
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King n Link
Its very DRY needs a grease
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| posted on September 6th, 2011 at 08:13 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by PHAT BUG
Don't try to grease your beam as it has no grease nipples, still do the spindles though
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haha yep, discovered that one. all good now nice and greasey.
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| posted on September 8th, 2011 at 05:24 PM |
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rightio, got a pressie in the mail today.
my drop spindles! so now the question is, how easy is it to install these? as in do i need to press anything in? because i dont have that capability
and would need to take them somewhere.
anyone have a step by step process of doing it?
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| posted on September 9th, 2011 at 04:12 PM |
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They need to be reamed/pressed. Best to take them somewhere
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| posted on September 9th, 2011 at 05:31 PM |
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oh rightio, hopefully ill get it done this weekend. or during the week
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| posted on September 11th, 2011 at 10:18 PM |
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Well I decided to have a go myself, and I've seen people do it, so I just knocked the bushes out and then put them back in te new drop spindles.
All went back together nicely on te passenger side. But when I put the wheel back on I noticed it has a shit load of play in the top like as if the
spacers are missing one. But I put it all back together the exact way I pulled it apart.
Tomorrow I'll do the same to the drivers side and see how it goes. And then maybe pull the passenger side apart again
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| posted on September 12th, 2011 at 03:57 PM |
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Did you tighten the link-pins correctly??
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| posted on September 12th, 2011 at 04:22 PM |
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I'm going to have a look at Haynes and see what it says in there.
What do you mean correctly? I put the washers/spacers back in the same order, and then put the pins back in and the bolt slid through nicely and I did
them up. That's basically it isn't it?
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| posted on September 12th, 2011 at 07:53 PM |
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cool, turns out i have the wrong manual!
so i called up the mechanic and im going to take them to him to finish it off. and ill install them.
im just getting over not being able to drive!
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| posted on September 17th, 2011 at 07:30 AM |
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tthe link pin you slide in, make sure you turn it clockwise to tighten freeplay then nip up.
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| posted on September 17th, 2011 at 08:46 AM |
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Yeah mate, all good now just spoke to the mechanic before I did it and now I'm driving around like crazy!
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