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air cooled
Beetle, Thing, Super Beetle, Ghia
Radical vibration in the steering wheel
after you go over a railroad crossing or a
vibration in the wheel at a steady speed
in probably just the
Steering Damper.
It is a little shock absorber on the beam
that takes the bumps instead of the steer-
ing wheel.
The steering damper takes the severe
vibration, shudder, or jumping back and
forth of the steering wheel. We sell
COFAB which is OEM Brazil.
Good quality.
The old test is still a good one for shocks. When you
press down on the bumper, the car should bounce no
more than once. The other obvious situation is if the
shocks have been leaking oil. The Super Beetles use
a strut on the front end. The shock is inside the coil
spring. To remove the insert, the coil spring has to
be compressed and the strut has to be off of the car.
Mark the placement of the strut on the steering knuckle
before you remove it and it will save you a front end
alignment when you are finished. Spring compressors
are pretty common these days, as a lot of American
cars with front wheel drive use the same setup. You
should be able to rent one easily enough. We sell
them, See Index.
We have excellent recycled and new
Front Spindles
Steering Knuckles
Our recycled are as
good as new. They last
forever unless you hit a
tree, seize a bearing to it
or bugger up the threads.
We only sell new when
recycled are not avail-
able. Always specify side
(D or P) year, model.
All Type I to `65
#SN1870
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
109.
95
#SN1871
Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
109.
95
All Type I `68.5-`77 (Not Super Beetle)
#SN30877
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
70.
00
Passenger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
70.
00
Ghia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call
Thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call
All Super Beetle `71-`72
#SN35154
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
90.
00
#SN31049
Passenger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
90.
00
All Super Beetle `73-`79
#SN35155
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
100.
00
#SN31048
Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
100.
00
Sway Bar
Clamp Kit
OEM For all Beetles,
Ghias, Bugs
#SN2102. . . . . . .
$
14.
99
Bus 1968-`79 sold each
side separate
#SN2103. . . . . .
$
14.
95
Earlier Beetles (pre `66) had King and Link Pins. We
have rebuild kits. If you're doing one, you have to
disassemble it all. Why not do both? Each kit does
both sides.
Front Shocks
Standard Bug and all GHIA. Many people ruin the
ride and make Beetles actually dangerous by letting
someone sell them "Super Duty" shocks for a Beetle or
Dune Buggy front end. A Beetle is so light in front that
it must be sprung and shocked lightly. Also check your
tire pressure. It should be around 17-19 PSI. Many
times we saved people the price of new shocks simply
by lowering the air pressure in the front tires. We sell
shocks specially designed for a VW.
[A]
All Bugs, Ghia 1959-`65 (King-pin type)
#SN2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
49.
95
[B]
Front Shock of USA design and special mount-
ing hardware complete for Standard Beetle, Ghia,
Thing 1966-`77 (NOT Super Beetle) these mount
directly and include all the hardware
#SN2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
31.
95
[C]
Front Shock, OEM design gives soft, original ride.
Beetle, Ghia, Thing 1966-`77, these require the original
mounting hardware which you may have lost.
#SN4081. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
24.
95
[D]
Strut Insert
, Super Beetle `71-`73
#SN1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
69.
95
[E]
Strut Insert Super Beetle 8/'73 to 4/'79
#SN1979. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
59.
95
Complete Recycled Strut Assembly with Strut tube, insert
spring. Snubbers and bearing cap completely assembled.
These are Guaranteed straight with good springs.
#SN12550
`71-`73 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
$
285.
00
#SN13964
`74-`79. . . . . . . . . . .Left . . .
$
199.
95
#SN36417
`74-`79 . . . . . . . . . . Right. . .
$
199.
95
[1]
If you have buggered up the
thread on the end on the strut tubes or
bent or crushed them (don't hold them
too tightly in your vise) we have bare
struts, specify side, D or P and year.
#SN1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
59.
95
[2]
Recycled Front Coil Springs,
all Super Beetles. Specify Year and
side
#SN30886. . . . . . . . . . . .
$
75.
00
Strut tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CALL
DON'T SEE
WHAT YOU NEED?
CALL!
All Standard Beetle and Ghia 1960-`77
#SN2093. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
24.
95
All Super Beetle `71-`79
#SN2094. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
28.
95
All Type II Bus
#SN2095 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
39.
95
All Type III #SN2096 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
39.
95
All Type IV #SN2097. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
29.
95
Bushing Steering damper
#SN2098 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
3.
95
Link Pin
King Pin
Other sounds your
VW make are when
you need new
Ball Joints
There is a clunk
every time you go
over a bump. The
standard Beetle
Ball Joints press in
and out so the best
method is to remove
the torsion arm, held in place by a grub screw, and
have someone press in the new one.
Early model Super Beetle ball joints bolt on and off
`74-79 Supers are pressed in, you have to remove the
torsion arm like the rest of us.
We sell the best ball joints. They are made by an
OEM in Germany or South America (Be careful-there
are some junk ball joints on the market. A customer
who bought one elsewhere luckily only had to pur-
chase a bumper, fender and windshield after an off
brand ball joint separated in only two weeks) Deal
with a specialist. It is Safer!
Repair set, King Pin
#SN2099. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
55.
95
Repair set, Link Pin
#SN2100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
79.
95
Control Arms--Recycled --Call!
[B]
[A]
[D]
[E] [F]
[A]
Upper Ball Joint `66-`77 Std Bug
#SN1874 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.
95
[B]
Lower Ball joint `66-`77 Std Bug
#SN1878 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.
95
[C]
Super Beetle `71 to 5/`73 (Bolt on type)
#SN1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.
95
[D]
Super Beetle 6/'73 to `79 (Press fit type)
#SN1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.
95
[E]
Thing, Type lll, Type lV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call
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Things That Go Bump in the Night
Beetle, Thing, Super Beetle, Ghia