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andy2166
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 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject: newb needs help. |
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| I just bought a sand rail. The title is a 66. The engine is a 1972. It has an obvious rear axle seal leak. My question is how the heck do I identify the year of the rearend to order the right seal? |
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68bugbaja
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norcalmike
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it IRS or Swing axle? |
that would be good to know.
scrape off all the gunk and take pics or write down the #s on the sides of it. we'll go from there
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andy2166
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Are the numbers on the axle somewhere? |
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norcalmike
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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on the side
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andy2166
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jeffsbugs
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:50 am Post subject: |
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That's a swing axle.
I think the axle seals are the same for 61-79 beetles. You could always pull the old one and measure it. Make sure the axle nut is torqued properly too if it's not it can leak.
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andy2166
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks. I can't even get the axle nut off lol |
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jeffsbugs
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Got one of these? 
Axle nut removal tool.
or some people use this Torque Meister.
I use a 3/4 drive breaker bar, 36mm socket, with a 4 foot piece of pipe.
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andy2166
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:10 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks. I can't even get the axle nut off lol |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| jeffsbugs wrote: |
Got one of these?
Axle nut removal tool.
or some people use this Torque Meister.
I use a 3/4 drive breaker bar, 36mm socket, with a 4 foot piece of pipe.
Jeff |
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:47 am Post subject: |
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Use a 3/4 of 1 inch drive socket/breaker bar with cheater pipe....
You can break the best quality 1/2 inch drive easily and when you are at full tilt on energy on bar and it breaks you will get hurt.....
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andy2166
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Got it off. You guys are great. Anyone have the torque values for the 4 bolts that that seal housing? And torque for the axle nut? Ordered a manual but it hasn't come in yet. |
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jeffsbugs
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Yup, I've broken more than one 1/2 drive breaker bars so I got a 3/4 drive.
Torque on the cover is 22 ft/lbs I think. Axle nut is 253+ ft/lbs.
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