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busparts
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I have a 67 and the pass side axel is bad, I would like to replace it. Is the 67 axels a one year only bit or can I use anything? I have a nother trany but I think it came from a 64-65 bug. can I use one out of a 68?
The splines are going bad.
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67jumex
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I have a '67 also, and I've been told they are "long" axles, and pre '67's have short ones.
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aircooledberndoggie
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I just bought a 67 trans "drum to drum" from this german dude who has driven Volkswagens since he was a kid in Germany. He told me that he likes the "67" trans and axles cause they are 1 inch wider on each side to kick your rear wheels out for more stability. Then he parked one of his 67's next to my 66. I never realised the 67's were wider; but it is a big difference in stock form. Thought that was kinda cool to find out. So youre gonna have to use 2 66 axles {they will fit} or 2 67 axles.
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busparts
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but if I go with early axels wont i run into a problem with my tire rubbing on the inside. I forgot to say that the bug has ben lowerd to about 2.5" off the ground.
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Teeroy 
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject: 67 axels??? |
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You need 67 axles , 68 are the same length over all , but the splines for the drums are different length . 66 down axles will work , only if you also change the axle tubes , and you tire would not rub on the inside if you do this swap , unless you have a real wide tire (210 or wider) , I had 205 65 15's with short axles , no rubbing . TROY
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renderit
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66 down are short/short. Short axle, short spline. 67 is long/short. Long axle, short spline. 68 is long/long. Long axle, long spline.
67 is one year only. But not to hard to find.
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