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Rob711
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 Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:59 pm Post subject: 83 mexibeetle ball joint or king pin |
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I have a 83 standard beetle swing axel rear. I wanna order front disc kit for it but not sure if it's link pin or ball joint. I've had the front wheels off but never took notice. Now it's in the garage slightly buried. We r redoing some rooms in house so lots has been dumped in there! Thanks
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Geoffffreak
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| Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Why do you have a swing axel in a 83? Unless i am mistaken you should have a IRS... Post some pictures so we can see but i'm guessing you have a ball joint.
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alex857
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| Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hey,
your Mexican has ball joints (here my 83 Mexican, same on my dadīs 84 Mexican; on the photo you canīt really see the ball joints, but be sure that they are there because I had them changed this year after 185.000 kilometers).
Funny enough Brazilian Beetles kept link pins unil the end in 1996.
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hopkin 
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| Geoffffreak wrote: |
| Why do you have a swing axel in a 83? Unless i am mistaken you should have a IRS... Post some pictures so we can see but i'm guessing you have a ball joint. |
Geoff:
The Mexican Beetles kept the swing axel through 2004. |
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Joey
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:09 am Post subject: |
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It's axle not axel.
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Rob711
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:31 am Post subject: |
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Thank you to all. I thought it was ball joint, now to order some Christmas gifts for myself!
Rob
Ps sorry for the atrocious spelling! |
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Geoffffreak
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| hopkin wrote: |
| Geoffffreak wrote: |
| Why do you have a swing axel in a 83? Unless i am mistaken you should have a IRS... Post some pictures so we can see but i'm guessing you have a ball joint. |
Geoff:
The Mexican Beetles kept the swing axel through 2004. |
Well, I learn something every day. Why did they do swing axle? Is it cheaper to produce?
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hopkin
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| There may be another thread on this, but IRS was North America only, Europe and the rest of the world continued to use Swing Axle. |
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