Hi all So I've dissected the steering box (link pin Beetle, dunno if that matters) and the main shaft (the one carrying the puck) is worn down a few tens of thou. So it wobbles in the bushing, which is probably also worn. There's no (or very little) play between the worm and the puck, and in the...

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Hi all, some weeks (months?) ago I posted a couple of Questions about my engine running rough and dying. Changed carb and kept fiddling with the mixture, nothing helped although the carb change was a big improvement. Bob H. mentioned it might have nothing to do with the carb (concidering my...

I bought a 65' VW bug that has been lowered in the front with an adjustable front beam. It rides very rough with little to no front end travel. I pulled the front shocks off and they measure 9 1/2" center of hole to center of hole fully compressed, and 14" fully extended. Are these the lowered type...

I have a 1600cc Engine. I have interest in a Turbo. My engine is supposed to do 60hp. I have always wanted to add a turbo, at the thought that it may then do 100+hp. I have found some cheap blow threw setups.. do they suck?? why are

Thanks, Speedy Jim, for posting the quick and cheerful clutch replacement procedure yesterday. Got the new cable in just fine -- the fork at the end of the old cable had ovaled out so much that it came right off the clevis pin. Anyhoo, took the Wonderbus for a test drive, clutch is okay, maybe...

*sigh* My house got flooded. 5' 1/2 ft. worth. This, sadly, included several vehicles. Most of them I didn't much care about, but my Beetle I'm sad about. Unfortunately, I've got a -lot- of flood- related things on my plate to deal with right now, and simply won't have the time to deal with...

Hi all, been away for a long time! I was on my way to a doctor appointment this morning and when I pressed down on the clutch it made a "snap" feel and fell to the floor. I reckon I need to replace the cable. I have a cable (holds up cable so others can see), but I can't find my stupid...

Would like to meet folks in my area to talk about VWs and get together with to shoot the ****. I'm a gay American but into cars and have a 64 Beetle I've had since high school and collect VW toys and other memorabilia. -- Later, Mike R.

Can anyone help me. I am restoring my 78 Champagne Edition Bus. I bought new rubber from WCM and neither myself or my body shop can get the chrome inserts in them. Does anyone have any hints, know of a website than can direct me or .......? At this point, we've ruined two complete sets of...

I'm ordering some stainless brake hoses (finally) to replace the 37 year old rubber hoses on my deathtrap, er, bug. :) Does anyone happen to know the lengths for hoses needed for the drum brakes in front and for the drum brakes in the rear? (Standard IRS transmission if that makes a difference)....

Have 30 or so VW related (VW Trends/Hot VWs) magazines that I hate send to recycle. Free to anyone willing to pay US shipping of $8. Sent huge box of 70# off couple months ago and these exceeded the 70# shipping limit so left over. Will recycle Tues if no reply.

http://www.greatplainsas.com/llc1.html Aw man, hardware lust again!

Anyone have a picture? They buzz around fluorescent lights, in dusty windows leaving tire tracks on the glass, etc.. They are little blue vw beetles with wings. I've spent the last 2 hours looking online, no luck. Jan

picked up a real nice 68 with only minor surface rust og paint from the original owners son, drove it home it runs and drives very well everything works like it should. will be for sale soon. the other is a project 66 beetle that has no rust thru only surface spots never been hit and apears to...

Aw man, wonder if these are made in Asia. http://www.greatplainsas.com/nikcyl.html ....and I wonder what Jake Raby would think of them.

I just bought a kit car based on a VW pan with an upright 1600 engine. The seller didn't know anything about the engine, stock, crank, etc. although it does have dual Webers. So I'm going to start all over and have an engine built for the car. But it's been about 40 years since I had anything to...

ok, this is a 74 autostick bug ... belongs to my mom ... with a funny problem ... i think i know what it is .. but posting here in case anyone else can think of something for me to check on when i go up there friday to work on it ... when the car starts, it starts right up on the first turn over...

I'm gonna toss these up on Samba probably this week but I thought I'll see if anyone here needed them before I did. I'm in New Hampshire so probably you'd want to be from New England, otherwise shipping could be a killer. I have just removed these from my '68 Bug: (1) pair rear fenders, in good...

I will be spraying epoxy primer on my 71 body this weekend, but have no clue how much paint I need. Since this stuff is expensive, I don't want to mix more than required to do the job. Anyone have a ballpark figure on how much paint to mix for just the exterior body shell, minus fenders, hood,...