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Luke59ragtop
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 Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2025 8:17 am Post subject: Re: 1959 VW ragtop that has play in the steering wheel |
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| That is nice of you thank you but yeah i will do a little more investigating but i just wanna be careful and not make anything worse know what i mean. |
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EVfun 
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2025 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: 1959 VW ragtop that has play in the steering wheel |
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Near the top of the window there are some site options, "Home" is on the left and "Technical" on the right. If you click the "Community" tab there is a "Business" link that takes you to a listing of VW businesses around the US and world. A quick search for Portland Oregon turned up 3 possibilities:
Always-V-Dub
Steve's Imports
Trafton's Foreign Auto
I don't know anything about these shops, since they are about 200 miles away from me, but perhaps someone else could chime in with experience.
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Luke59ragtop
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: 1959 VW ragtop that has play in the steering wheel |
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| Yep those are the three I came up with as well. |
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Luke59ragtop
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1959 VW ragtop that has play in the steering wheel |
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| Out of curiosity what would be the torque specs for my wheels?94 lbs seems common? |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: 1959 VW ragtop that has play in the steering wheel |
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| Luke59ragtop wrote: |
| Out of curiosity what would be the torque specs for my wheels?94 lbs seems common? |
Technical button at top right, left click on that. Then scroll down to the "Technical Instruction Manuals", and down in that list is the "Without Guesswork" which is a condensed manual that was only for the VW dealer mechanics. Pick the manual that covers your year. Print out one copy for home and one for the glove box.
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Luke59ragtop
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 2:22 pm Post subject: Re: 1959 VW ragtop that has play in the steering wheel |
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| Yes handy to have i have seen that but these are chrome plated cookie cutter rims not stock. |
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