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Tue Aug 13, 2024 4:17 pm

Excellent, I’ll dig in. That boot camp looks interesting!

Tue Aug 13, 2024 4:52 pm

just remember: it's a journey!

Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:15 am

not your brand, but your material: https://youtu.be/lWfBrvfQEf8?si=9opMFzCjI_kw7Vpg

may help or inspire

Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:21 am

I’ll answer my own question from a couple pages back about mounting a bag awning on a Puck. I ended up buying the GoWesty brackets designed for a Bay Bus. The ‘foot’ that sits in the gutter had to be trimmed down to fit into the aluminum rail of the Puck, but it seems to hold good enough. I was concerned about the arm that is designed to lean against the side of the Bus / trailer, but it actuary sits quite far away from the wall once you tighten the brackets all the way. So, that part of the bracket could be cut off if you wanted.

We bought an add-a-room that mounts onto this awning as well. It works well enough, but it would be more ideal if the awning was mounted higher. I just don’t see a way to make that work.

Thu Sep 26, 2024 7:49 am

Nice solution. Does the Awning seem to be fairly stoutly mounted with those brackets? We have an original tent for ours.... but it's a chore to set up - especially when you arrive at camp near dusk. Any chance you could post some close-up pics of how the brackets are fastened to your Puck please?

Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:12 pm

Here are a couple pictures of the brackets. They are the GoWesty Bay Bus mounts. In order to fit into the Puck rain gutter, I had to grind off part of the foot of the bracket. It isn’t the greatest fit in the world, but it’s definitely strong enough. I’m the photos, you can see how the aluminium gutter is a bit deformed. That was just from me trying to clamp things down and seat them better, but it didn’t really help. But overall, it’s solid enough and definitely not going to fall off.
Maybe it’s not the greatest way to mount an awning, but it’s the only option I’ve found besides having something completely custom built ($$$$$$).

Tue Oct 15, 2024 11:08 am

There was some mention about wheel bearings closer to the beginning of this thread, but I figured I’d post some part numbers for posterity incase anyone else needs them.
It seems that there are 2 styles of Puck hub assemblies- possibly early and late, although I don’t know what year they changed. This is from a ‘68 and uses 2 ball bearings, compared to the later (?) style seen in this thread that uses tapered roller bearings.

The bearing part numbers are:
6206/C3
6204/C3

I also still had the spring loaded metal seal, so unfortunately, I don’t have a modern rubber seal part number that works with this hub.

The metal seal seems to work just fine. I didn’t have any noticeable grease leaking from it, so I had no issues reusing it. As described earlier in this forum, it is similar to piston rings sandwiched between the inner and outer washers. It can be a bit tricky to get them squished in enough to seat the seal, but some light taps with a rubber mallet worked well.

These hubs appear to be similar to what just about every light weight utility trailer ever made uses for 1-1/4” spindles. So if you’re having issues with cracked hubs, I’d be willing to be the modern replacements will fit right on. They are easy to find and under $100 complete with bearings usually.

Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:26 am

Somebody in a Facebook Puck group said installing window seals using the “string method” worked well, but didn’t describe what that entailed. And I didn’t get a response asking how it worked. Does anybody here have a description of how to install window seals using the string method?

The person did say that the real difficulty after the seal was installed was adding in the additional piece that holds it in. Any tips for doing that?

Thu Nov 07, 2024 9:01 am

SharonMcN wrote: Somebody in a Facebook Puck group said installing window seals using the “string method” worked well, but didn’t describe what that entailed. And I didn’t get a response asking how it worked. Does anybody here have a description of how to install window seals using the string method?

The person did say that the real difficulty after the seal was installed was adding in the additional piece that holds it in. Any tips for doing that?

Search through the forums here for Beetle / Bus window installations. It's the same process, and there will be so many good pictures and better explanations than I could post here. The only slight difference will be that the VW window seals come as a one piece seal, compared to the Eriba seals which need to be cut to length and you'll glue the ends together. If this doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll find some photos.

There are many methods for installing windows, but a couple things that work really well for me:
1- I use weed trimmer cord instead of string, and double wrap around the seal. This way, if any part of the seal lip doesn't seat properly, you have a second chance to get it in place.
2- I have a spray bottle of really soapy water. Like 1 part dish soap to 2 parts water. I like to spray the seal where the weed trimmer cord sits liberally so it pulls out easily. This can make a bit of a mess, but you can clean up when you're done with lots of wet rags to wipe the soap residue away.

The white piece you're talking about is a lock strip, and you can find a lock strip tool on Amazon for probably $10. It can likely be done without the tool, but for $10, it's worth getting.
There are lots of YouTube videos that can show you how that works. It's quite simple once you see it.

Most of this advice likely won't make much sense until you've seen some pictures and videos of it first. But it's really straight forward once you understand the process.

Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:11 pm

Thanks, Stan, that’s exactly what I needed.

Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:44 pm

Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:26 am

I need some help locating an online video article on my Eriba Puck. I don't recall the name of the online magazine. A tour of my puck was filmed at the Blackstar Campout years ago. Some of my friends have seen it, but I have not. My puck is a 1974ish, white exterior with turquoise marine canvas upholstry. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Thu Sep 18, 2025 5:37 pm

Hey all, anyone still active on this thread? I’m looking for puck parts and thought I would post here.

Fri Sep 19, 2025 6:04 am

Skate wrote: Hey all, anyone still active on this thread? I’m looking for puck parts and thought I would post here.

Plenty of people have pucks on this thread. Post up what you need as a WTB ad and link it here...

Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:22 pm

It’s been so long since I have been on the samba I forgot how to behave. Just picked up another puck but it’s in very bad shape.

Tue Sep 23, 2025 5:05 am

Skate wrote: It’s been so long since I have been on the samba I forgot how to behave. Just picked up another puck but it’s in very bad shape.

Those are the best kind. It would have gone to the scrapper, so you can customize it any way you want!

Tue Sep 23, 2025 7:00 am

Let's see some pictures!
I've sold both of my Eriba's, but I still watch this forum. I'll end up with another one soon I'm sure.

Tue Sep 23, 2025 9:52 pm

I completely forgot how to post pictures. I’ll get some up as soon as I figure this out.

Thu Sep 25, 2025 7:23 pm

Greetings!

I'm looking for help! I have a 68 puck that is in need of some serious work. At some point in its life it had a series of poor repairs, very poor. There isn't much left thats original to the puck.

I'm looking for original dimensions for the frame and body! Technical drawings, sketches with measurements, even notes written on napkins, anything that helps.

I have the tools and the know how, but nothing to really copy or compare.

Can you help?

Thanks so much!
phil

Thu Sep 25, 2025 8:02 pm

Phil101 wrote: Greetings!

I'm looking for help! I have a 68 puck that is in need of some serious work. At some point in its life it had a series of poor repairs, very poor. There isn't much left thats original to the puck.

I'm looking for original dimensions for the frame and body! Technical drawings, sketches with measurements, even notes written on napkins, anything that helps.

I have the tools and the know how, but nothing to really copy or compare.

Can you help?

Thanks so much!

I can’t help with dimensions unfortunately. But just out of curiosity, what are you trying to sort out? From the picture you posted, it looks like the original flooring structure and vertical pieces (aside from whatever is going on with that front right jack tube?).
phil