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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:04 pm    Post subject: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
Anyone know where to get one? A used one is fine. I'm just not finding them anywhere. Thanks!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:26 pm    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
Wolfsburg West shows they have them.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 4:23 pm    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
Thanks. I'll check. Couldn't get on their site earlier.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:04 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
it's not really a special bolt. Measure it then just get a 'hardened' one 10.9
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:19 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
The thread is smaller then the shank, it can be drilled out for a 12mm std bolt, that is std. practice in the off road community.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:30 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
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thread is smaller then the shank


Confused it's a regular old everyday 12mm-1.5 bolt.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:37 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
What about the 16mm sleeve over it?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:44 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
The bolt is not just a regular bolt… it is shouldered and specific for the job. Use a little antisieze on the threads and shoulder area to keep it from getting stuck.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:20 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
y'all need to send a letter to CIP, to name a few, and tell them they are wrong


"PAIR OF TOP SHOCK BOLTS FOR KING-LINK FRONT END - 12MMX1.5MM - 65MM LONG - BEETLE/GHIA 62-65"

https://www2.cip1.com/vwc-111-413-403-apr/
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:54 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
Serious blond moment. Didn't realize the sleeves were frozen on the shafts from the shocks.
Just ignore the rest of this thread... Razz
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:12 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
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frozen on the shafts


This will get them off easy clamp the bolt in a vise, put the chisel end against the tube about mid-way. Hold the airtool at about 45° and pull the trigger

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:15 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
If I owned any air tools, that might work.
I'll just dremel them off. No big deal.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:14 pm    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
My bad, early king/link pin beams used stepped bolt for upper shock. Missed the date from OP
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:17 pm    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
anthracitedub wrote:
The bolt is not just a regular bolt… it is shouldered and specific for the job. Use a little antisieze on the threads and shoulder area to keep it from getting stuck.


I second the anti-seize! I had one shear off at the first thread. Check the thread lead-in for any burrs or sharp edges. That is a stress point.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 8:45 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
Ace only has 12-1.75 bolts. Confused
Check the big boxes next...
McMaster has them.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:34 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
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Ace only has 12-1.75 bolts.


just get the nut that's for that size. save some gas
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:07 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1458949.jpg

From the forums. I think the hack job of drilling out the shock tower and just sizing up to a 12mm bolt is what a few of you are trying to convey. The bolt in the pic is what is normally found on a link pin front end that hasn’t been modified.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:18 am    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
That's the earlier stepped 12mm shaft/ 10mm thread. The 63-65 was a straight 12mm.
I could retap the hole but it's easier to just get the bolt. Can order them now that I got the website leads. Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:36 pm    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
JiI wrote:
Ace only has 12-1.75 bolts. Confused


Other thread pitches are typically in the small drawers at Ace.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:27 pm    Post subject: Re: 1963-1965 front upper shock bolt Reply with quote
Yeah, but we live in Traverse city, mi. They just heard of electricity and those new fangled aeroplanes up here.... Rolling Eyes
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