It was great you had your voice sped up as well..made it entertaining with some chuckles along the way..Thanks for the video though..it was very helpful
Great video , thanks… Forty five years of messing round, half-dozen front brake jobs and I’ve never had to pop the ball joints, so this was nice to see. That spreader tool is sweet. I use the John Muir method for determining axle nut tightness-until the washer can just be pushed around with a screwdriver blade. And dude, ask Santa for a torque wrench for XMas. 😄
Nice job and looks great . I’ve done this a few times and now customers car will get done soon as he just popped in some dropped spindles 👍 cheers vwcoco - uk
Great work and thank you for sharing, I was looking to do my 75, and I’m curious what the size of your tire and you have no issue to turn and no rubbing. I was looking to run at 195/65R15 on the rear and front 165/80R15.
Excellent video! Just what I needed as I am about to install my new drop spindles on my first ever owned 70 Beetle! Do you know the part numbers for the bearings?
Great fast video and funny cartoon voice . So I've watched many videos that everyone of their tires rubbed up front . Did you go to a smaller tire size 155 ? I'm looking to install the same spindle but want to find out what size tires people are using . Almost all have adjuster beams and drop spindles and have 145 . So did you change yours ? What to if you did . Thanks
@sparlin88 i can't remember that far back now haha. This car is long gone. I didn't need to change tires though. I remember that much. Thanks for watching
Hi … i know this is not a new video, but shot in the dark here ok …what tires are you using on the bug ?? And rims ?? They seem to have a lot of positive offset…
Thank you for replying to my message so promptly…. Appreciate it…don’t want to do the narrow beam unless last resort.. will look into tire recommendations.. my bug is same colour as yours..
Don't fit drop spindles if your roads are bad and full of pot holes like they are in the UK cos you bug will keep slamming on the road. I just had to have some coil over shocks put in as the ride was so bad.
Hi I just asked about the tires … my bug is 1972 standard… empi dropped spindles and disc brakes… I run 165/80/15 and they RUB… with weight and on hard corners without weight…I had the standard dropped spindles with disc brakes ($188 Canadian)… switched to the zero offset dropped spindles.($300+ Canadian)..seemed better but still RUBBED…with the same tires… I know that the tires need to be changed .. my question is to what size?? I can still run the 165/80/15 in the rear… but need front ones that won’t rub , with or without weight and maintain minimum speedometer error…shot in the dark here
Alright, my friend: take my first part of my comment with humor, and my advice seriously. Now, you said: "work smarter, not harder", and you totally blew that sentence when you started having trouble getting the upper torsion arm in place in the new spindle. 😂😂😂 And then you had the brilliant idea of removing the shock and then you had to jack the whole thing up to get the shock back in place. All of this was not smart work. Now on to the advice. As an exoerienced aircooled VW mechanic, I can tell you there is an easier way to do that job. First, turn the steering full lock to the side you're working on. That will give you more room to swing the wrench when turning the ball joint nuts. When trying to remove/install the upper arm, you want the spindle to have the tie rod end in its place. With a pry or breaker bar that is at least 15in long, you use the tie rod end area on the tie rod or spindle itself (you won't bend anything, believe me) as a fulcrum point to lift the upper torsion arm. Also, you want to push or turn the ball joint stem towards the rear of the car to ease up the installation.
It was great you had your voice sped up as well..made it entertaining with some chuckles along the way..Thanks for the video though..it was very helpful
Yea i like to do that now n then. Im usually so monotone, so it helps eliminate boredom haha. Thanks for watching. Subscribe! cheers
Great video , thanks… Forty five years of messing round, half-dozen front brake jobs and I’ve never had to pop the ball joints, so this was nice to see. That spreader tool is sweet. I use the John Muir method for determining axle nut tightness-until the washer can just be pushed around with a screwdriver blade. And dude, ask Santa for a torque wrench for XMas. 😄
I have one haha
My kids are really enjoying the munchkin voice
Awesome. I knew someone would. Makes a boring job slightly comedic.
Nice job and looks great . I’ve done this a few times and now customers car will get done soon as he just popped in some dropped spindles 👍 cheers vwcoco - uk
This video is just awesome :D
Thanks!
Great work and thank you for sharing, I was looking to do my 75, and I’m curious what the size of your tire and you have no issue to turn and no rubbing. I was looking to run at 195/65R15 on the rear and front 165/80R15.
165/80-15. Thanks for watching. Subscribe for more. Good luck on your car
Excellent video! Just what I needed as I am about to install my new drop spindles on my first ever owned 70 Beetle! Do you know the part numbers for the bearings?
Hey thanks for watching. I don't have those part numbers sorry. 😕
Enjoyed your video, very helpful. What is the PN of the bearings that you used? Thanks
Ist better to install a narrowed ball joint beam to avoid tire rubbing wen turning??
Narrowed beam would surely help with that. Lucky this didn't rub on this car.
Great fast video and funny cartoon voice . So I've watched many videos that everyone of their tires rubbed up front . Did you go to a smaller tire size 155 ? I'm looking to install the same spindle but want to find out what size tires people are using . Almost all have adjuster beams and drop spindles and have 145 . So did you change yours ? What to if you did . Thanks
@sparlin88 i can't remember that far back now haha. This car is long gone. I didn't need to change tires though. I remember that much. Thanks for watching
Hi … i know this is not a new video, but shot in the dark here ok …what tires are you using on the bug ?? And rims ?? They seem to have a lot of positive offset…
@@SEDMUND59 i barely remember. They were stock steelies with a 50 and 60 series tires
Thank you for replying to my message so promptly…. Appreciate it…don’t want to do the narrow beam unless last resort.. will look into tire recommendations.. my bug is same colour as yours..
How do you keep the jack from lifting up the car?
Don't fit drop spindles if your roads are bad and full of pot holes like they are in the UK cos you bug will keep slamming on the road. I just had to have some coil over shocks put in as the ride was so bad.
What size are your front tires and did you have any tire rubbing issues?
Yea. I believe they are a 60 series tire. It runs on sharp turns. Smaller profile tires will be added soon
Hi I just asked about the tires … my bug is 1972 standard… empi dropped spindles and disc brakes… I run 165/80/15 and they RUB… with weight and on hard corners without weight…I had the standard dropped spindles with disc brakes ($188 Canadian)… switched to the zero offset dropped spindles.($300+ Canadian)..seemed better but still RUBBED…with the same tires… I know that the tires need to be changed .. my question is to what size?? I can still run the 165/80/15 in the rear… but need front ones that won’t rub , with or without weight and maintain minimum speedometer error…shot in the dark here
@@SEDMUND59 narrowed beam could help. Or smaller front tires
@SEDMUND59 id think those back tires are fine that size tho
Alright, my friend: take my first part of my comment with humor, and my advice seriously.
Now, you said: "work smarter, not harder", and you totally blew that sentence when you started having trouble getting the upper torsion arm in place in the new spindle. 😂😂😂
And then you had the brilliant idea of removing the shock and then you had to jack the whole thing up to get the shock back in place. All of this was not smart work.
Now on to the advice. As an exoerienced aircooled VW mechanic, I can tell you there is an easier way to do that job.
First, turn the steering full lock to the side you're working on. That will give you more room to swing the wrench when turning the ball joint nuts.
When trying to remove/install the upper arm, you want the spindle to have the tie rod end in its place. With a pry or breaker bar that is at least 15in long, you use the tie rod end area on the tie rod or spindle itself (you won't bend anything, believe me) as a fulcrum point to lift the upper torsion arm. Also, you want to push or turn the ball joint stem towards the rear of the car to ease up the installation.
Love it. Thanks for the tip.
That's what happens when you put an artsy and cosmetic guy in charge of mechanic shit. But learning is what it's all about
Don't forget the caster shims