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mailman Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2005 Posts: 1663
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject: Rear torsion bar removal?? |
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How do the rear torsion bars come out? The pan is completely bare with the exception of these torsion bars. I tried pulling on them, but they seem to be in there quite firmly. Am I missing something?
The plan is to have the pan sand blasted after the rust repair. Should I leave the bars in there? Or take them out.... _________________ '64 Bahama Blue Beetle / steel sunroof
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67 Shane Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2007 Posts: 1080 Location: Losing my mind in Charlotte, N.C.
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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Pull em out. Thats it. You dont want those in there during sandblasting. You want to strip that pan bare of anything you dont want sand in or on. What year Bug? _________________ -OstKüste-
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mailman Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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It's a '64. I thought they should just pull straight out....but they didn't seem to want to.
I'll just have to yank harder, I guess..... _________________ '64 Bahama Blue Beetle / steel sunroof
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67 Shane Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Give em a wiggle up and down left and right to try and free them up. They should come out pretty easy. _________________ -OstKüste-
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Nor_AL_67 Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2007 Posts: 663 Location: Huntsville,Alabama
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Are the swing arms still attached to the torsion bars? If not try putting them back on (as in pict) and then use a screw driver to help move it up/down and side to side.
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mailman Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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No, the spring plates are both off. If I can't get the torsion bars to pull out, I'll try putting them back on as you've suggested. _________________ '64 Bahama Blue Beetle / steel sunroof
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