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| posted on October 31st, 2005 at 10:06 PM |
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Lowering rear of bug
My bug has the swing axle rear. How hard is it to lower the rear to get the tyre level with the guard edge.
Is it easier to just get a shop to do it or should I have a go myself.
I had a look at the manual and it seems fairly involved (but that's what it looked like for my commodore when I lowered it).
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| posted on November 1st, 2005 at 07:57 AM |
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I wouldn't say its complicated. I've done it few times without any special tools except a protractor. Just be careful when you let the torsion bars
off their stop. They under a lot of torsion (surprise surprise). Some people use a modified jack, I simply use bricks under the torsion bars then
lower the car to torsion the bars then tap them in place. Here is how I do it:
To get the bars un-done. I lift the car up. DIsmantle the brake line as well as the handbrake cable. Remove the brum/backing plate so now nothing is
attached to the spring plate. I remove the 4 bolts/cover at the torsion tube. I put enough bricks under the far edge of the spring plate then lower
the car slightly lifting the spring plate off its stop. I push the spring plate off its stop using a crowbar or a large screw driver. I lift the car
up which will slowly un-torsion the bars.
Putting them back into place is the reversal of the above. Note that the number of splines on the inside is different from the ones on the outside (99
vs 100 I think) which gives you greater control on the exact hieght.
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| posted on November 1st, 2005 at 09:41 PM |
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if your planing on going real low mught want to invest in some sealed bearings, so they dont run dry.
dry bearings are very uncool:jesus
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| posted on January 19th, 2006 at 08:48 AM |
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if your planing on going real low mught want to invest in some sealed bearings, so they dont run dry.
dry bearings are very uncool:jesus
deon
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Any more info on sealed bearings? (I'm presuming you're referring to the wheel bearings...)
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| posted on January 19th, 2006 at 04:24 PM |
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sealed bearings are a must
Its very hard for oil to run up hill, so if you go low its best to fit sealed bearings.
If you don`t you could always jack up the rear once and a while to let some oil down. LOL:thumb
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| posted on January 19th, 2006 at 04:25 PM |
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How much would I pay for a set (for two wheels)?
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| posted on January 23rd, 2006 at 03:58 PM |
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anyone?
Would I be able to just get em from a bearing shop?
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| posted on January 30th, 2006 at 09:47 AM |
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bump?
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| posted on January 30th, 2006 at 10:11 AM |
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yeah, i'm wondering too-parts numbers would be handy.
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| posted on January 30th, 2006 at 10:18 AM |
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i'm thinking I could just bring a rear bearing to a bearing shop and he should be able to match up the numbers and profile/measurements etc since a
sealed bearing will be different to a normal one..?
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| posted on January 30th, 2006 at 10:23 AM |
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probably the go.
wondering wether they are a packable bearing like say, the front wheels or sealed like a skateboard?
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| posted on January 30th, 2006 at 11:00 AM |
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I'd say they'd be sealed like a sk8board.. i could be wrong though
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| posted on January 30th, 2006 at 01:03 PM |
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i think therve got a rubber seal which makes em sealed, well thats what their like on a boat trailer, i dont think the bearings (sealed) are very
expensive, esp only for 2 wouldnt cost much well worth it, the reason why we had to replace the bearing on the trailer is because one of the wheels
had totally snapped off the axel, somehting to do with no maintence, any way all fixed now, oh yeah this wasnt my trailer was me next door neighbour,
so get sealed bearings yeah!!!lol
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| posted on February 1st, 2006 at 09:34 AM |
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any other info/rcommendations?
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| posted on February 2nd, 2006 at 09:31 PM |
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yeah go to a vw shop and pay someone to do :thumbit right
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| posted on February 6th, 2006 at 10:54 AM |
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I got myself a pair of sealed rear bearings - cost me about $20 each and they had plenty of em in stock! No worries about dried bearings now!
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