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dennismcd707 Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2017 Posts: 517 Location: Burbs of Detroit
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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Got around to removing the steering knuckle today, which was pretty straight forward. Then I got frustrated when I tried to secure the thing in a vise.
I want to be able to beat the link pin bushings out, and then the king pins and bushings, but I'm wondering if I'm in over my head.
I guess I'm a bit intimidated by all the pounding and hammering I saw in the youtube videos on link/king pin jobs.
I'm gonna go ahead and order my link pin and king pin repair kits, along with bearings and a few other items. Maybe I'll feel better about doing this tomorrow.
_________________ 1971 Super Beetle, 1776, dual Weber's, roller crank, big valve modified racing heads, close ratio trans, lowered suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes, car has over 368,000 actual miles. (RIP 1970 Beetle/Baja, 1986 GTI, 1999 Jetta, 2002 Jetta) |
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liquidrush Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2018 Posts: 588 Location: MO
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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You'll need to press the king pins out, it'll take a lot more force since they've been in there 70 years or so. Mine were a bear to get out. If you don't have a press or don't know how to do it you might take the assemblies to a machine shop since the bushings will need to be reamed to size once installed prior to assembling the spindles. The link pins are pretty straight forward. I replaced all of the hardware when I did mine. |
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dennismcd707 Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2017 Posts: 517 Location: Burbs of Detroit
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:03 am Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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Well, me and the money pit are back, and it's time to start wrenchin' again!
I put the front end back together again. I'll have to come back to it. I'm still on the fence about replacing the whole front beam. For now, I'm moving on to figuring out my full flow oil system.
I have to fasten my oil filter somewhere, then measure to find out how long the hoses have to be. I know nothing about AN fittings and hoses, so I'm going to have to learn. Anybody's input is welcomed.
I also have an extra long clutch cable. Rather than cut the cable, I read where it's smarter to just loop the extra cable and fasten with a couple of "u" clamps.
I'll try it and take a picture.
_________________ 1971 Super Beetle, 1776, dual Weber's, roller crank, big valve modified racing heads, close ratio trans, lowered suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes, car has over 368,000 actual miles. (RIP 1970 Beetle/Baja, 1986 GTI, 1999 Jetta, 2002 Jetta) |
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dennismcd707 Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2017 Posts: 517 Location: Burbs of Detroit
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2021 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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I think this should work. What could go wrong?
_________________ 1971 Super Beetle, 1776, dual Weber's, roller crank, big valve modified racing heads, close ratio trans, lowered suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes, car has over 368,000 actual miles. (RIP 1970 Beetle/Baja, 1986 GTI, 1999 Jetta, 2002 Jetta) |
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cbeck Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2014 Posts: 2495 Location: high ridge, mo
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:43 am Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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Working with high tension sectional door cables there is a old saying, never saddle a dead horse. The clamp on the left in your pic is backwards. The u bolt will crush the tension side of the cable, causing a shorter life span of the cable. _________________ My cut in half and rebuild thread
www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=647779 |
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liquidrush Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2018 Posts: 588 Location: MO
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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Cut your cable and solder it together in the correct length. Before you cut it determine the length, mark where it's to be cut and soak that area with soldering paste or flux. Leave an extra inch or so on both ends. Heat it and flow in some solder. This way you can cut it with an angle grinder and you'll have zero fraying and clean ends. Now, do the same thing about an inch up on both ends. Then flux up both ends, lay them side by side so there's about an inch of overlap and solder them together. This gives a neat and clean joint that will not fail if you solder it correctly. That's how I did mine several years ago and it's still fine but my joint is up by the pedal. People don't realize the strength of a good solder joint. When I was teaching electronics I showed the guys how strong a joint was by soldering two 10ga wires side by side and letting the guys pull a car with it. They were amazed. |
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dennismcd707 Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2017 Posts: 517 Location: Burbs of Detroit
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 6:35 am Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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So let me get this straight. You guys wouldn't jerry rig your clutch cable like I've done? Hmmmm, somehow that doesn't surprise me. By now, all you guys have seen how incapable I am at a lot of this stuff. I mean, I try with some of these things, but like the link pins, I realized I was way over my head with that job. I don't have the tools for that task. (I don't believe just a big hammer will work)
My point is, I hope you all can laugh, and then continue with the helpful advice......... Because I sure need it. And I surely appreciate it. And can you believe? I don't think I've ever soldered anything in my life.
I have a kit to shorten the clutch cable, but it doesn't involve soldering. Just cutting. And the proper way to do this is by cutting and soldering?
I gotta let that one sink in. I'm ready to start wiring the buggy for the engine break in, maybe that's something that I'll be able to find lots of help with. And the full flow system. Both of these tasks are next. I really want to start the engines.
Oh yea, and my heat riser tube. I'm trying to modify it's shape so it will line up with the exhaust system. Another 'task' I'm working on. (...and here I thought I was done with the clutch cable) _________________ 1971 Super Beetle, 1776, dual Weber's, roller crank, big valve modified racing heads, close ratio trans, lowered suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes, car has over 368,000 actual miles. (RIP 1970 Beetle/Baja, 1986 GTI, 1999 Jetta, 2002 Jetta) |
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liquidrush Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2018 Posts: 588 Location: MO
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:54 am Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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I'm not saying soldering is the proper way, it's just how I did mine. It works and it's nice and clean. Filling the strands with solder before you cut will leave a clean, non frayed end as well. |
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12701 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:51 am Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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It will work just like that... as long as it doesn't hang up on anything. Not ideal but it will work. _________________ We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age) |
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dustymojave Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 5802 Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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That's how the clutch cable in my Hi Jumper has been for ... about 45 years (meaning the loop with 2 cable clamps). I won a racing championship and nearly repeated with it and never had a failure or even any problems with it. _________________ Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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Kicked Cancer's A$$...1st and 2nd round...Fight ain't over yet. |
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3327 Location: 802 The Pointless Forrest
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 2:32 am Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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Any updates on this? _________________ "Albatross"! |
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dennismcd707 Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2017 Posts: 517 Location: Burbs of Detroit
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 4:44 am Post subject: Re: My Detroit sandrail/pleasure craft... or "Carmela's Concession" |
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calvinater wrote: |
Any updates on this? |
I was able to sell it through Facebook Marketplace. I took a huge loss financially, but I had fun working on it, and it kept me occupied. I guess it served a purpose.
Now, as you know, my new toy is a 71 Super Beetle. I'm pretty happy with it, especially since I'm able to drive it. (unlike my old toy)
_________________ 1971 Super Beetle, 1776, dual Weber's, roller crank, big valve modified racing heads, close ratio trans, lowered suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes, car has over 368,000 actual miles. (RIP 1970 Beetle/Baja, 1986 GTI, 1999 Jetta, 2002 Jetta) |
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