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Category: System – Suspension

Murbella – Day 20 – Suspension parts are back!

Posted on 2020-05-19

So I picked up the suspension parts and stub axles and then dropped off all of the exhaust components to their vendor. It is raining out so I’m noting going to do anything on them, but the parts are all more or less coated with soda which apparently will protect them for a few days…

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1979 VW Beetle - Parts ready to go to blasting

Murbella – Day 16 – Suspension off to soda blasting!

Posted on 2020-05-10

So all of the rear suspension parts are as ready as they will be for blasting. After doing some research and talking to my son I decided to tape off most of the surfaces for where the outer wheel bearing and the inner grease seal sit on both arms. From the pic above, you can…

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Murbella – Day 14 – More arts cleaning and sanding

Posted on 2020-04-28

I took an hour break from working to go clean some more parts and try to get some sanding done before dusk hits. I try not to make too much noise with power tools before 10am or really after 6pm as a courtesy to my neighbors. Spring Plate Covers I continued sanding up and roughing…

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1979 VW Beetle - Passenger Side Spring plate torsion bar section

Murbella – Day 12 – Spring Plate

Posted on 2020-04-25

So I tried to avoid repeating the problem of the driver side removal but I ran into other issues with the spring plate. Now this side had the worst undercoating coverage. It was caked up on many of the bolts and all over the torsion bar section of the spring plate. I had to chisel…

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1979 VW Beetle - Passenger Side Trailing Arm

Murbella – Day 12 – Passenger Side Trailing Arm Removed

Posted on 2020-04-252020-04-25

The passenger side trailing arm ultimately proved to be problematic at the pivot joint just like the driver side. I separated the trailing arm form the spring plate and I can say that it had for greater range of motion than the driver side did. With some effort, I was able to move it up…

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Aftermarket IRS Spring Plate Cover (Long Torsion Bar)

Murbella – Day 11 – A temporary aftermarket part

Posted on 2020-04-24

So I have been unsuccessful with my available tools in taking the dent out of the original driver side spring plate. I’ve worked it a couple times but I’m afraid basic hammers, a vise, and some basic dollies on metal this thick are just not going to cut it. I’ve gone ahead and snagged a…

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1979 VW Beetle - Driver Side Rear Torsion Bar

Reference: IRS Stock Torsion Bar Settings

Posted on 2020-04-232020-04-23

So I was not having much luck in researching how to install the IRS torsion bars from scratch. People I asked never directly responded or send me to the same adjustment info for already installed torsion bars. I then started mixing up my search queries a bit and finally got some info, including a reference…

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Murbella – Day 10 – KBS stuff arrived / Undercoating update

Posted on 2020-04-22

So I was kind of shocked all of my KBS stuff arrived on the same day, even though some of it shipped from the manufacturer and not Summit Racing directly. But, I have everything I need to at least try these products out on the trailing arm, spring plate, and cover. I still may try…

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1979 VW Beetle - Driver Trailing Arm - Rust Removal

Murbella – Day 9 – Metal parts cleaning and prep

Posted on 2020-04-21

So while my old parts cleaning plastic bin is large enough to hold the trailing arms, it is going to be prohibitively expensive to create a deep enough pool of solvent to soak the undercoating in to soften it up. I poured all of my solvent that I have in other cleaning bins and then…

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1979 VW Beetle - Driver Side Rear IRIS Pivot Bolt

Murbella – Day 7 – And a trailing arm shall be free!

Posted on 2020-04-152020-04-15

I threw out a question to the VW Aircooled Tech Help Group I’m a part of on Facebook to get some input on the risks of introducing any damage to the pivot joint if I brought an impact into the situation. Since I’ve never seen a trailing arm off a vehicle, I just did not…

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