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red64chevelle Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2016 Posts: 12 Location: East Greenwich, RI
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:25 pm Post subject: Front Beam Center adjuster replacement |
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Question for the hive.
I need to replace one of the center torsion bar holders because I’m a dumb%$# and stripped the threads on it. I’m thinking about buying one of the cheap EMPI Avis style kits, just for that part.
Now when I look at the kits, the one for ball joint front ends uses a grub screw to hold the torsion bars, and a long one for adjusting. The link pin kit only uses the one long screw. Although I have a ball joint front end, I think I need the link pin kit because I already welded in the adjusters where I want them.
Any thoughts about this?
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jakokombi Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2010 Posts: 776 Location: Milwaukee
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Front Beam Center adjuster replacement |
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Why not drill and tap one size larger? _________________ 70 Sunroof Kombi
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red64chevelle Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2016 Posts: 12 Location: East Greenwich, RI
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Front Beam Center adjuster replacement |
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jakokombi wrote: |
Why not drill and tap one size larger? |
I thought about that, but the slot would have to be widened also. Doing that would reduce the amount of "teeth" contact to keep the torsions from moving.
I could possibly drill it out and tap it larger, then use a screw in insert or heli-coil. _________________ 1966 Beetle, European delivery
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KAmes Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2014 Posts: 876 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Front Beam Center adjuster replacement |
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Can it be drilled and tapped the correct size on the exact opposite side, then put in backwards? |
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red64chevelle Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2016 Posts: 12 Location: East Greenwich, RI
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Front Beam Center adjuster replacement |
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KAmes wrote: |
Can it be drilled and tapped the correct size on the exact opposite side, then put in backwards? |
Now that I had not thought of. It's worth a shot I guess. _________________ 1966 Beetle, European delivery
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jakokombi Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2010 Posts: 776 Location: Milwaukee
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:37 am Post subject: Re: Front Beam Center adjuster replacement |
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Or, could you weld up the existing hole and redrill it?
I don't like the sound of a helicoil in this application. _________________ 70 Sunroof Kombi
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12816 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Front Beam Center adjuster replacement |
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Cut the adjusters out & replace with new ones. Use adjusters for a balljoint beam as the profile of the spring packs are different from those in a kingpin beam.
I also suggest using Sway-a-way style adjusters, they are infinitely adjustable & far easier to adjust if there is any preload on the spring packs. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
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