Thanks for sharing your process. The rear on my ‘68 Karmann Ghia was sagging just a bit. I replaced the bushings and re-indexed the torsion bars. Your last tag line made me smile.😊
I have a 72 super beetle that I took apart the rear suspension apart a couple years ago! There are a couple differences but your video gives me plenty of info the get it back together now! Thx!
Thank you for this very informative video. I appreciate that you didn't play music all the time. I do not like the videos where they play music and don't talk.
@@RandyRegier-p9r Thanks, yes the videos are meant to be instructive tutorials. Wall to wall blaring music wouldn’t work for that. But my restoration playlist has videos with more music and montages but those are cut to be entertainment; the joy and pain of this disease called Karmann Ghia obsession!
Glad it helped! Make sure you get a heavy duty turnbuckle. The cheap ones will strip out. And keep your hands, feet, and body parts out from under the spring plate along with children, pets, and curious friends and family!
Dude you are a lifesaver. You've helped me unravel the conundrum of the torsion bar bushings and saved me the expense of buying a pointless tool. Great info👍
Thank you for the complement! Get the turnbuckle I used in the video, there are some cheap ones that strip out. Please don't forget to subscribe. I've been up for a week and I'm slowly growing.
@ well eventually the whole pan rusted thru! My brake and clutch assembly were held up with a piece of plywood😳 but hell i was 16 my first car and it cost only $100 😏 i have had 4 bugs, 1 ghia 2 buses a 70 square back, & a 69 fast back
Sorry, I overlooked that detail in the video. Collapsed it's about 12 inches and extends to 16 inches. The thread is 3/8in. Make sure it's a heavy duty turnbuckle. I think I used this one: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F6WQC7C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Same idea although the spring plate covers are shaped differently and the spring plate itself is shorter. Some are double plates and some are solid. Also the angle at which they are set is different from a swing axle. The rubber bushings are also different. I would check a shop manual before you begin. But yes, the same theory applies to both as far as adjusting the splines on the torsion bars.
@PetesGhias thank you so much for your response ! I've been trying to put my car back together for the last few months. I took it completely apart 20 years ago. Shortly after doing so I took an 80 foot header off a Rockledge and was found a few days later. Long story short, it's been a long recovery and now I'm working on the old girl again. What I need to know is will that tool (turnbuckle)that you improvised work on the shorter spring plates of an RIS ? The rest I think I have figured out . I think 🤔 !! Thank you once again. That crack in the head I took did a number on me ! So thanks for your patience .
@@PatrickSeanEarl Glad to hear you're on the mend. I would buy a short and long turnbuckle and see which one works for you. Of course you always have the option of buying the real tool: www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=vw+spring+plate+tool The important thing is getting the angle right. If you don't want to buy the angle tool you can get an app for your phone.
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Excellent video all around and invaluable tool for the job.
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The 80 ft/lb torque is for the spring plate to swing arm bolts
Thanks for sharing your process. The rear on my ‘68 Karmann Ghia was sagging just a bit. I replaced the bushings and re-indexed the torsion bars. Your last tag line made me smile.😊
Awesome, I'm glad it worked out! Thanks for watching
I have a 72 super beetle that I took apart the rear suspension apart a couple years ago! There are a couple differences but your video gives me plenty of info the get it back together now! Thx!
Cool, good luck. Check your shop manual because the angle on the spring plate could be different.
@ I scratched a mark on the backing plate to reference the new plate when I removed the old one so I should be ok!
Thank you for this very informative video. I appreciate that you didn't play music all the time. I do not like the videos where they play music and don't talk.
@@RandyRegier-p9r Thanks, yes the videos are meant to be instructive tutorials. Wall to wall blaring music wouldn’t work for that. But my restoration playlist has videos with more music and montages but those are cut to be entertainment; the joy and pain of this disease called Karmann Ghia obsession!
Great video. Helps clear up the process of setting the torsion bar in an easy and inexpensive way.
Glad it helped! Make sure you get a heavy duty turnbuckle. The cheap ones will strip out. And keep your hands, feet, and body parts out from under the spring plate along with children, pets, and curious friends and family!
Dude you are a lifesaver. You've helped me unravel the conundrum of the torsion bar bushings and saved me the expense of buying a pointless tool. Great info👍
Thank you for the complement! Get the turnbuckle I used in the video, there are some cheap ones that strip out. Please don't forget to subscribe. I've been up for a week and I'm slowly growing.
This was the first repair i ever did on my first VW! The torsion plate on my 67 was rusted out and both bushings were disinigrated ! Great demo
LOL, how did it drive? Must have been a rust belt car. I've never heard of the spring plate rusting out and I'm in the Northeast!
@ well eventually the whole pan rusted thru!
My brake and clutch assembly were held up with a piece of plywood😳 but hell i was 16 my first car and it cost only $100 😏 i have had 4 bugs, 1 ghia 2 buses a 70 square back, & a 69 fast back
@@JamesStamm-y6e I had to buy four Ghias just to find one worth restoring and gather parts. My first car was a 68 Bug with no floors. Good times!
Hi.What length turnbubkle did you use.Thanks
Sorry, I overlooked that detail in the video. Collapsed it's about 12 inches and extends to 16 inches. The thread is 3/8in. Make sure it's a heavy duty turnbuckle. I think I used this one: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F6WQC7C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Would this method work on a RIS setup ?
Same idea although the spring plate covers are shaped differently and the spring plate itself is shorter. Some are double plates and some are solid. Also the angle at which they are set is different from a swing axle. The rubber bushings are also different. I would check a shop manual before you begin. But yes, the same theory applies to both as far as adjusting the splines on the torsion bars.
@PetesGhias thank you so much for your response ! I've been trying to put my car back together for the last few months. I took it completely apart 20 years ago. Shortly after doing so I took an 80 foot header off a Rockledge and was found a few days later. Long story short, it's been a long recovery and now I'm working on the old girl again.
What I need to know is will that tool (turnbuckle)that you improvised work on the shorter spring plates of an RIS ? The rest I think I have figured out . I think 🤔 !!
Thank you once again.
That crack in the head I took did a number on me !
So thanks for your patience .
@@PatrickSeanEarl Glad to hear you're on the mend. I would buy a short and long turnbuckle and see which one works for you. Of course you always have the option of buying the real tool: www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=vw+spring+plate+tool The important thing is getting the angle right. If you don't want to buy the angle tool you can get an app for your phone.