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YouBugMe58
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Put my 59 in the storage unit, sniffed a little and said good bye until next fall.
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northernbugs
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| Took all the brake drums and associated stuff up to and including the backing plates off my daughters '61. Ran the stuff through the parts washer so I can sandblast soon. Daughters grad is in 5 weeks and I want to surprise her by driving "Betty" her bug out of the garage under its' own power and be able to stop it as well. |
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wolfywho
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| YouBugMe58 wrote: | | Put my 59 in the storage unit, sniffed a little and said good bye until next fall. |
Shouldn't it be the other way around? Putting it away in the fall for next spring? Sorry man. I think I just shed a tear myself. 
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b4thea4
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I cleaned the heat risers on my 1200. They were really clogged!!! Put it all back together last night. Drove it to work today and it made a huge difference! Little to no hesitation after changing gears, able to maintain speed better on the freeway, too!
Now I just need to adjust my decklid so it doesn't rub.
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clarson3676
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| pretty productive day today. got all the parts painted from the blaster. pulled the front beam and disassembled so i can clean and paint before re-assembly. so close to finally get the front end back together. enjoy the rest of your weekend. |
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Glenn 
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Snydr
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Realized what all the whining was about: put new outer seals on my '63 pop out windows. Check that, one window. I stopped after the first because my fingers are killing me. I'll revist the second one next week. 
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laynlow65
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:26 pm Post subject: Spitting Oil |
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| Helped my buddy take care of the oil that was spitting all over his motor. Pressure relief valve stuck no biggie. Saw a sick 65 at the skate shop http://www.ddpskate.com |
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solomon
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Installed a tunnel basket from Wolfsburg West.
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Dubbydubdub
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| question: has anyone removed/installed axle tube assembly WITHOUT removing engine/transaxle? |
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YOUBUGME2
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Dubbydubdub
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| YOUBUGME2 wrote: | | Dubbydubdub wrote: | | question: has anyone removed/installed axle tube assembly WITHOUT removing engine/transaxle? |
I have on a bus, its not fun but not that bad of a job. The worse thing is if you have to remove the axle itself, the snap ring can be a real pain. |
what year bus? Swing axle or cv? My pain is trying to get at the last nut of the hexagonal retainer that holds the axle tube to the transaxle. it's hidden behind the chasis tube and there's barely any wiggle room. Thanks for your reply. |
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YOUBUGME2
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Dubbydubdub
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| YOUBUGME2 wrote: | | 63 bus, it was swing axle. That one nut about drove me batty as well. it might be easier if you unbolted shifter tube and 2 u mounts jack it up some. |
awesome, i was thinking that as well but was unsure as how to tranny mounts to the chasis. i.e. jacking it up with tweak the mounting bolts. good to know i have a couple options to try before inevitably pulling motor/tranny. |
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79SuperVert
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| Dubbydubdub wrote: | | question: has anyone removed/installed axle tube assembly WITHOUT removing engine/transaxle? |
I did once, finding that I could move the transmission up enough for the transmission side covers to come off and clear the frame horns...but the reason was that the rear transmission mounts were shot!
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Dubbydubdub
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| 79SuperVert wrote: | | Dubbydubdub wrote: | | question: has anyone removed/installed axle tube assembly WITHOUT removing engine/transaxle? |
I did once, finding that I could move the transmission up enough for the transmission side covers to come off and clear the frame horns...but the reason was that the rear transmission mounts were shot! |
Dang! Mr. lucky with your shot mounts. I'm able to fit a tiny box wrench on that last nut, we'll see if it will crank (was too excited that it fit in there so i gave myself a sandwhich break). |
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JimJ
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:36 pm Post subject: Blast the tins |
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I media blasted most of the tins for my new engine. Repaired holes in breast plate tin from PO on current 1200. Helped a friend with his muffler.
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