| VW_MAN_73 |
Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:21 pm |
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I am lowering a buddies 68 beetle but I am trying to put the drum and bearings on the drop spindle but the back bearing won't slide on the shaft after a certain point. I don't remember having any issue with mine. I forgot if there was a different size bearing for the drop spindle conversion :oops: Thanks!!!
Also, they a balljoint drum brake drop spindles. |
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| keifernet |
Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:53 pm |
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VW_MAN_73 wrote: I am lowering a buddies 68 beetle but I am trying to put the drum and bearings on the drop spindle but the back bearing won't slide on the shaft after a certain point. I don't remember having any issue with mine. I forgot if there was a different size bearing for the drop spindle conversion :oops: Thanks!!!
Also, they a balljoint drum brake drop spindles.
There are two different sized inner bearings from 66- 68 1/2 and 68 1/2 and later. You probably have the early inner bearings and the new spindles are the later size. |
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| VW_MAN_73 |
Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:24 pm |
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| Thank you for that! That must be the problem, i'll keep you posted. |
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| Jerry Hundley |
Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:54 pm |
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| What make are the spindles? Some of the empi ones you have to smooth the part where the bearing rides to make it fit right. |
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| VW_MAN_73 |
Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:57 am |
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| Not sure, didn't see a stamp on them. I rub them down with emory cloth but looks like alot need to be sanded according to where the bearing left a notch in the spindle. Thanks. |
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| Viande |
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:48 am |
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VW_MAN_73 wrote: Not sure, didn't see a stamp on them. I rub them down with emory cloth but looks like alot need to be sanded according to where the bearing left a notch in the spindle. Thanks.
Sounds like EMPI by the butter soft metal. |
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