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Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:23 am

I'm beginning to worry I did something wrong, because I don't recall the need for special tools. I think I used a socket on the outer nut with an open-end on the inner.

Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:33 am

Nitty wrote: I'm beginning to worry I did something wrong, because I don't recall the need for special tools. I think I used a socket on the outer nut with an open-end on the inner.

Your average 27mm or 32mm open ended wrench won't fit on the inner nut with the wheel bearing lock plate in there. It's too thick...thus the need for a thin wrench. You need to hold the inner nut steady while tightening the outer nut or it'll move and mess up the bearing play. I'm not sure how a regular open ended wrench will work for this.

The hack-a-licious way to do it is to hold the inner nut with needle nose pliers.

Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:00 am

shameless plug :lol:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1168692

i had this problem too. so i made these to make it easy. i had an add up for them last year sold a couple and let it run out. this thread reminded me to put it back up .

Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:50 am

Or get rid of the nuts and use these, available for both early and late bus spindles now

Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:02 am

splitpile wrote: Or get rid of the nuts and use these, available for both early and late bus spindles now

. How much are the early ones and where do u buy em

Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:00 pm

hsosa1 wrote: splitpile wrote: Or get rid of the nuts and use these, available for both early and late bus spindles now

. How much are the early ones and where do u buy em

I think that was shameless plug #2 only Ronnie didn't add a link to his site. so I will :wink:

http://www.bustoration.com/Spindle-Nuts-Left-Right-PAIR-63-Bus-22MM_p_1875.html