Murbella – Day 8 – Stub axle spacer drama continued!
So that damned inner bearing spacer has been a major problem. I finally asked my son to get involved and while I applied continuous heat from the torch he managed to finally get a flathead in the gap and some progress was made in getting it moving away from the base. I had hoped to…
And then there were casters. And there was much rejoicing.
Now I have very little space to work. I have a 90+ year old garage that barely fits 2 small cars. I’ve managed to make it work the past 2 years but we have never really been able to park 2 cars consistently, even in the winter months. When I started working on the Beetles,…
Going with KBG products for Murbella’s rear end!
I’ve been back and forth over Eastwood products versus other products in terms of what I wanted to use on Murbella’s rear chassis/suspension parts and I’ve decided I’m going with KBS Coatings’ products. From a TCO perspective, I think the costs of their products are in the ballpark where I need to be, and Summit…
Murbella – Day 7 – Stub Axle spacer drama!
So when I got the stub axle out of the bearing housing the other day the inner spacer came out with it. Now I don’t mean just out with it… i mean really out with it! The spacer will not budge at all. I’ve been soaking the stub axle for days in mineral spirits to…
Murbella – Day 7 – Let the parts cleaning commence!
The undercoating was always going to be removed from the suspension parts and rear chassis. Well, as much of it as I can remove! I decided to try my usual mineral spirits solvent parts cleaning methods to see what kind of impact soaking will do on whatever product was sprayed all over everything. I had…
Murbella – Day 7 – And a trailing arm shall be free!
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…
Trying a new vendor for carb parts.
So most of the VW-centric vendors don’t focus on the widest availability of carburetor parts for VWs. Sure, they have the basics, and often various kits, but when it comes down to the individual bits and pieces, especially a wide range of jetting options, no one vendor has a wide variety. I ended up opting…
AS41 Engine – EMPI EPC carb work continues
So as I previously mentioned, I decided to go back to using the EMPI EPC dual single barrel carbs I purchased and had originally intended for the new engine. However, based on conversations with people as well as researching other people’s efforts with these, as well as the Weber ICTs they are cloned from, I’ve…
Murbella – Day 6 – Spring Plate Removal & Pivot Arm Issues
I wasn’t feeling all that great today but I needed to get out of the house for a bit so I went out and tried to get the trailing arm off. It did not go as planned but other stuff was removed. Partial Fender Removal To actually make room to work and be able to…