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1. Mine seems to be fixed now. Just tightening every where on the
axle/wheel assembly and lots of fresh grease in the torsion housing
bearings. Front end alignment will be the final step to (stock)
perfection. Definitely try to adjust the steering box before buying one
(it's cheaper!).
2. Yeah, those fuses tend to do that. One of these days I'm going to
convert to those American-style fuses.
3. You may want to squirt RTV in the window rubber just to make sure.
4. Some things in life just have no joy. You adapted and overcame --
all right! You are now a content expert of sorts for others who have a
similar problem.
Toby Erkson
air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
'72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
'75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L for sale
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: Steering Adjust
Author: type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date: 3/6/97 3:36 AM
I think it's interesting how some of us seem to have the same problem
at the same times.
Or is it just that there are so many of us on the net, that everybody
has some problem
at every time, like they way 2 people on the street have the same birthday.
Any of you who read my whiney recent posts know my '66 squareback problems:
1. wobble and wanderlust
2. hi-beams don't work, lo-beams do
3. rain gets in either through the vent ducts, windsheild rubber,
and/or wiper arm bushings.
4. Ignition key doesn't spring return when you start.
#1 is taken care of largely with new shocks, steering damper, tie
rod ends, turn front rotors
and new disc pads. I need a steering box.
Who has a steering box for '66 type III? Does rmmw have one for $300
or so? :-( We are going
to try to adjust it.
#2 guess what? fuses were corroded. Weird.
#3 probably led to #2, but is still a mystery.
#4 several people said it couldn't be done. NOBODY gave me encouragement
that the '66 switch
would be available. So we fabricated a bracket and put in a keyswitch
from a 67 beetle. nyaaaa. :-)
As to #3... It is not the drain hoses. we blew them out with air.
Judging from where the water ends up (on my shin, 3" from my ankle)
I believe the water is coming in
through the hole of the wiper. We have had a LOT of rain lately.
If I fix this, it will stop raining.
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