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248 373-2300 fax 248 373-5950 things that go bump in the night beetle® thing® super beetle® ghia® other sounds your vw® make are when you need new there is a clunk every time you go [b [d 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 purchase a bumper fender and windshield after an off brand ball joint separated in only two weeks deal with a specialist it is safer [a upper ball joint `66-77 std bug® #sn1874 .34.75 .12.95 [b lower ball joint `66-77 std bug® #sn1878 .29.05 .12.95 [c super beetle® `71 to 5 73 bolt on type #sn1952 .69.45 .34.95 [d super beetle® 6 73 to `79 press fit type #sn1953 .67.25 .29.50 [e thing® type lll® type lv® .call ® shocks [d [b [a [e [f 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 rent them see index we have excellent recycled and new [a [c ball joints 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 available always specify side d or p year model 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 42.93 .27.95 [b front shock of usa design and special mounting hardware complete for standard beetle® ghia® thing® 1966-77 not super beetle® these mount directly and include all the hardware #sn2019 28.85 .23.95 [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 32.95 .21.95 [d strut all type i® to `65 #sn1870 driver .155.60 89.95 #sn1871 passenger .155.60 89.95 all type i® 68.5-77 not super beetle® #sn30877 driver .187.20 70.00 passenger .187.20 70.00 ghia call thing® call all super beetle® 71-72 #sn35154 driver .237.18 90.00 #sn31049 passenger .237.18 90.00 all super beetle® 73-79 #sn35155 driver .258.60 100.00 #sn31048 passenger .258.60 100.00 sway bar clamp kit oem for all beetles® ghias® bugs® #sn2102 .5.99 bus® 1968-79 sold each side separate #sn2103 .8.95 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 ® 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 insert super beetle ® 71-73 #sn1978 .230.40 .39.95 [e strut insert super beetle® 8 73 to 4 79 #sn1979 .212.30 .39.95 complete recycled strut assembly with strut tube insert spring snubbers and bearing cap completely assembled these are guaranteed straight with good springs #sn2014 .586.40 .call steering damper it is a little shock absorber on the beam that takes the bumps instead of the steering wheel the steering damper takes the severe vibration shudder or jumping back and forth of the steering wheel dealer prices are 20.90 to 26.35 we sell cofab which is oem brazil good quality all standard beetle® and ghia® 1960-77 #sn2093 .24.95 all super beetle® `71-79 #sn2094 .24.95 all type ii bus® #sn2095 .24.95 all type iii® #sn2096 .24.95 ® all type iv #sn2097 .24.95 bushing steering damper #sn2098 .3.00 2 1 [1 if you have buggered up the thread king pin on the end on the strut tubes or bent or crushed them don t hold them too tightlink pin ly in your vise we have bare struts specify side d or p and year #sn1979 .call [2 recycled front coil springs all super beetles® specify year and side repair set king pin #sn2099 .39.95 #sn30886 .68.50 .45.00 repair set link pin #sn2100 .39.95 strut tubes .call control arms recycled call how to read our prices part number 311-115-175-a dealer price 4.90 our us price 2.90 don t see what you need call affordable parts everyday p-143 beetle® section

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