axel tube o ring

walter kandetzki · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject: axel tube o ring

hi guys i have a 1968 beetle with swing axel and i noticed the drivers side has a lip for the o ring to sit on but yet the passenger doesnt and i had a o ring that was round as the diamater of the tube but it wouldnt stay on due to no lip and the o ring in the kits are to big...is it supposed to be thinner than the one i have?thanks

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li_gangyi · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject:

That's pretty weird... did it have an O-ring when you disassembled it?

It might have had the pre-1967(I think) axle tube retainer. Those had paper gaskets and no O-ring I believe, why you have a mix I wouldn't know.

When re-assembling, make sure you use enough gaskets (paper or hard gaskets) to ensure the axle tube has enough free-play to move freely (but not too much till there's excessive axle play).

walter kandetzki · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:49 am Post subject:

i think they both did have o rings but i lost the darn things which was silly of me.

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

would anyone else know????????????

rterfert · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:

No O ring goes there.
Just 3 gaskets for sealing.

the O ring you have in the kit is for the transmission side cover.

li_gangyi · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject:

rterfert : Mine has the O rings on there. There were years they changed the type of paper they used for the gasket and whether there was an O-ring or not.

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

i remember a o ring being on one side..o well.guess i wont run the o rings

rterfert · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject:

Bruce · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject:

I've never seen a gasket set that included that O-ring. Even in Mexico where virtually all cars have it.
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li_gangyi · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

Bruce : Yeah, I had to bring my old one down to a store and then had them match and give me a suitable one. Was cheap though, ended up paying like $2 for one.

Bruce · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:13 am Post subject:

That's what you have to do.
Last time I was in Mexico, I asked one of the trans builders where they get them, and he said they are available separately from the dealer. Then he gave me a handful Very Happy

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