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posted on February 26th, 2005 at 04:52 PM
Beetle spring arms
hope that's what they're called! rear swing arm type things on a 68 swing axle beetle
a) are they supposed to come out nice and easy?
b) when they come out and the grease inside is all dried up what should you re-grease them with!!
c) what is the torque settings for the cover plate bolts (that hold them in)
what exactly is in there - I can't find any diagrams?
the rebuild is under way ! but it would be easier if I hadn't taken it to bits so thoroughly!
My other car is a scooter, and it's in even more bits than my beetle. One day they will both be back together.......
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posted on March 3rd, 2005 at 01:21 PM
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posted by battybat
a) are they supposed to come out nice and easy?
b) when they come out and the grease inside is all dried up what should you re-grease them with!!
c) what is the torque settings for the cover plate bolts (that hold them in)
what exactly is in there - I can't find any diagrams?
Terry
a) Some yes but most no - remember that there is a $hite load of tension on the spring plates and when you pry them off the little lip of the chassis
they will want to fling down at a great rate of knots (but hinting from your post you already have them off). Depending on the condition of the rubber
and (lack of) lubrication they can be very difficult to get out.
b) For the rubber spring plate bushings use rubber grease - if you are using urethane I don't think you need to lubricate them as far as I know (but
may be wrong). Some of the spring plate bushes are specifically for a particular side (eg. L outer, L inner etc). There may be a little dot on the
rubber on the round part just above the big hole which usually indicates the top of the bush when installed. If you look carefully the top of the bush
will be slightly thicker than the bottom (when looking at it from the side) - because all of the weight is on the top edge, this is where you want the
thicker part of the bushing.
c) good question, don't know off hand but it isn't one of the most critical torque settings you'd have to be concerned with.
...nothing is in there but the torsion bar then an inner and outer bushing and the cover plate. The inner and outer ends of the torsion bars have
different number of splines (40 and 44 from memory but not sure which is inner or outer). So make sure you have the correct end in first of all when
reassembling....and also you should keep the one you pulled out from the left on the left, and same for the right (you did label them didn't you?) :o
They have a 'memory' of torsional stress and like to be twisted the same way when reinstalled.
