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hareone
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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: adjustable beam? |
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| I think I have an adjustable beam in my 72 vert. How does that work? Do I have to remove the beam to raise and lower it, or can I do it with it still on? Do I jack up the front of the car? I already read the info. about lowering your car, but it mostly referred to p;utting in adjusters and mine already has them. |
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Gary
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:41 am Post subject: |
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What makes you think that the beam is adjustable?
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hareone
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:48 am Post subject: adjustable beam |
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| It has what looks like the adjusters in the forum discussion on the upper and lower beam members. The have a lock nut on a bolt that is threaded into the center of the beam. |
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westcoast-paul
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Gary
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: |
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They all have that. It's holds the torsion leaves in place.
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70 140
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| Icy wrote: |
| They all have that. It's holds the torsion leaves in place. |
but if you take them out it does make some "adjustments" |
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hareone
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject: adjustable beam |
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| Mine doesn't look quite like westcoast-paul's picture because mine both have a small plate like thing with ridges that I assume is how you adjust the amount of lift or drop under the nut that the bolt passes through. They are just like the ones in the sticky for lowering the ghia. |
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70 140
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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That sounds like puma type adjuster
To adjust it you need to put a jack under the beam and support the weight on the front wheels. Loosen the bolts until the little plate piece is free (DO NOT REMOVE THEM) and decide what you want to do. Are you lowering the car? Then let the jack down some and re-tighten the bolts. If you want to raise it do the opposite, and pump the jack a few strokes. You probably won't want to centre the jack on the beam, as it will be hard to adjust the nuts with the jack saddle in the way. You can pump from either side of the centre of the beam, you won't screw up the adjustment. |
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westcoast-paul
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loosen the lock nut and back off both nuts until the plate moves - it's pretty straight forward.
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hsosa1
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Do they ad these adjusters when the beam is shortened? |
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70 140
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Do they ad these adjusters when the beam is shortened? |
Most of the time a narrowed beam is an adjustable beam. However if it was done "backyard special" style who knows what you will get. |
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Ozzie
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Yep. The adjusters are easy to install relative to a beam shortening. The point of a narrow beam is to go low, real low. I doubt you'd find one at the market that wasn't adjustable. Adjusting the beam is pretty straight forward. Check out this thread, third post from the bottom.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1497438&highlight=#1497438
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