Nothing is ever as easy, or as clear cut, as it seems. The rear brake fiasco continued this summer. Last year bleeding the brakes after the new master cylinder was installed was a real pain. I finally got those brakes… Continue Reading →
Oh, the fun you’ll have,… no not really. Changing the rear wheel cylinder poses unique challenges for classic beetle owners. Challenge number one is getting the huge nut off that holds the rear drum onto the axle. It is torqued… Continue Reading →
So, this expression “Garage Art” came from my buddy Scott while my bug was totally incapacitated during the spring of 2023. It spent months on jack stands in the shop as we slowly got the master cylinder, and brake fluid… Continue Reading →
Well, here we go again! Most of you may have read my post about working on the master cylinder of my 66 beetle. If not, you can click here, to read it. I affectionally refer to it as “The hell… Continue Reading →
The 66 beetle is overdue for a transmission gear lube change. One thing I learned is that GL-4 gear oil is not easy to find. Even O’Reilly’s didn’t have any, so I had to order from Amazon, and even that… Continue Reading →
It may take years and years, but everything eventually needs to be replaced. It’s not just the oil in the engine of your beetle that needs to be changed regularly. Everything, just like us. is aging. It may be the… Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in the previous posts, it’s hard to find information on the rear seat retaining strap. Outside of the owner’s manual for the 1966 model, you probably wouldn’t even know of its existence. If you google it, you… Continue Reading →
The Sea Blue Beetle is back from Rusty’s Autowerks, once again it looks new. It was there for a week, which was longer than I expected, but they had a larger job ahead of mine. In the meantime, I found… Continue Reading →
So, now that we have all the parts to get the seat back carpeting attached correctly, let’s get it right. Now when I say let’s get it right, I really mean let’s get it as original as possible. Unfortunately, VW… Continue Reading →
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