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Title: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: iceneweb on March 04, 2011, 03:41:24 PM

Fitting offset spring plate adaptors to my 64 bus, so looking for 67 or 68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes, or a complete tranny drum to drum.

Title: Re: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: iceneweb on March 08, 2011, 01:25:49 PM

Changed the items I'm looking for

Title: Re: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: Jeremy on March 09, 2011, 05:59:48 PM

I might have axles and tubes. I'll take a look tonight.

Title: Re: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: dawerks on March 09, 2011, 06:20:04 PM

Shipping to England might be a little expensive?  Isn't there anything closer especially for a trans.

Also, if you are using the offset plates, you don't need the 67/68 tranny.  They use the regular notched swing plates.  The offset plates are for tranny's with short castings (ie any swing axle trans pre 67). 

Title: Re: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: iceneweb on March 09, 2011, 06:25:33 PM

Brodie: great, thanks :)

Dawerks: i'm from the uk, but i live in bc ;)

now i'm confused. I am using these:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=856751 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=856751)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.thesamba.com%2Fvw%2Fclassifieds%2Fpix%2F2868546.jpg&hash=67eed14ba589295d9cda5d78de9e60a7da67d653)

and i am going to either flip the ring/pinion on my stock tranny, or use a type 1 tranny drum to drum

here's what the seller 'OLd Speed' in California told me I needed:

"you will also need axles and tubes from a 67 or 68 beetle or most year type 3 swingaxle"

Title: Re: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: dawerks on March 09, 2011, 07:56:41 PM

Yup, you're right, those are for the long axle/long tubes (67/68) or Type 3. 

Getting old and confused. :)  'Any tranny' is right, but the axle/tubes part is incorrect on my part. 

Title: Re: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: iceneweb on March 14, 2011, 05:18:20 PM

Thanks for the axles and tubes, Jeremy.
Thumsup

Title: Re: WTB: 67/68 Beetle axles, tubes and rear brakes
Post by: Jeremy on March 16, 2011, 12:59:25 PM

No worries. Keep us posted on progress.