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Re: Dictionary terms
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 04 Jan 95 21:50:20 CST
...all had 'swing-axles'. also called T2 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Whoa, now -- aren't swing axles the ones that have spades on the inner >end, while the...
Dictionary terms
Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
Wed, 4 Jan 1995 21:31:13 -0500 (EST)
...all had 'swing-axles'. also called T2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Whoa, now -- aren't swing axles the ones that have spades on the inner end, while the...
sway bar?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 May 1995 11:36:34 -0400
I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...
Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question Redux
Historical mailing list - --------
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:23:59 -0500
...Ben Cichowski wrote: >I may be using the wrong terminology...if so, I'm sorry. > >By "swing axle" I'm talking about the axel...
Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question Redux
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:57:24 -0800
Yah "swing axle" is old school! :) IIRC they're referred to as IRS axles or half shafts. I think..... Neil. On Nov 28, 2007...
Re: T2/ T1/0.5?
Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:42:05 -0500
VW began/begins production year in August...so, August 1966 was beginning of 1967 model year (12v w/swing axle) August 1967 began production...
Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question - the only Swing Axle 88 Vanagon in existence
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:44:14 -0800
...You have CV joints, yes, but the last 'Swing Axle' VW Bus was the last year of Split Windshield, 1967, and the axles did...
Swing Axle Boot Leak Question Redux
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:24:58 -0700
...By "swing axle" I'm talking about the axel coming off each side of the transmission with large rubber boots creating a seal to...
Re: sway bar?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 May 1995 11:54:35 -0700
>I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a >anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...
Re: sway bar?
Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
03 May 1995 20:08:20 GMT
>I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a >anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...
Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:49:37 -0700
...I noticed one of the Swing Axle Boots leaking a bit of of oil out on the narrow end facing the wheel. Kind of...
Swing Axle Boot Q's.
Historical mailing list - Mike White
Thu, 22 Jun 1995 09:40:52 MST
Well, I was under the old '57 last night changing the swing axle boots that attach to the transmission. What a bitty to do...
Swing Axle Boot Q's. [Repost]
Historical mailing list - Mike White
Mon, 26 Jun 1995 10:30:00 MST
...Well, I was under the old '57 last night changing the swing axle boots that attach to the transmission. What a bitty to do...
Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:33:49 -0800
...For example if he was going to talk abou the swing axle on the 300 SL then what about the Triumph Spitfire and it...
Re: Corvairs
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Jun 95 18:08:23 EDT
...t like us either) bitched about suffered a typical VW problem, swing axle rear suspensions, after '64 or '65 or so they started using...
Re: T2/T1/0.5?
Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 00:06:25 -0700
...The first three years of Bay window busses had swing axle rear ends just like the splitties. I am pretty positive that no split...
Re: Could this be The One[tm]?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Nov 1994 15:53:32 -0800
...He also says dire things about swing axles, but points out that the bay-window busses came in at the same time as the...
Re: Could this be The One[tm]?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 10 Nov 1994 06:59:03 -0400 (EDT)
...As to swing axle handling problems, don't sweat it. First off Type 2 s aren't fast enough for you to get in...
Re: How to turn the van over from the back
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 16 Jun 2001 17:06:51 -0700
With the old swing axles, one jerk behind the wheel would do it! Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brush" <jbrush@AROS.NET> To...
EV Parts Hauler...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 07 Aug 1996 17:28:13 -0500 (EST)
...The three of us (me, my son and the parts mgr) loaded the tranny (complete with swing axles) into the EV...and off we...
Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:10:10 -0700
Thought that might be wrong...(Swing Axle that is) It is hard to say what kind of lube it is, but it is definitely...
Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
Historical mailing list - BenT
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:48:01 -0700
...EONI.COM> wrote: > > Never seen a split IRS CV joint boot. Swing axle used such things, but (like I said) I’ve never seen...
Back on BusBoys...
Historical mailing list
12 Oct 95 15:20
...I do prefer the Bus Stop catalogue for content, but then it doesn't contain coooool items such as IRS and swing axle kits...
Re: purple springs from H&R
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:07:26 -0800
...but the answer to your comment is .............LOTS of them, and swing axle rear suspension is IRS 'sorta' , and dates from the 30's...
Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:06 -0800
...to make a slave replacement easy. > > I noticed one of the Swing Axle Boots leaking a bit of of oil out on the > narrow...
Re: Off-Roading in 2WD Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:50:58 -0700
...That is very easy to do, since the 2wd Vanagons don't have much compliance--especially compared to a splitty with swing axles and...
Swing Axle Bug to bus questions.
Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 08:19:53 -0800 (PST)
Ok I found out yesterday that my '64 bus has an early bug transmission in it. The reductions boxes are UP SIDE DOWN, to...
Re: '72 steering box
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 11:48:05 -0500
...Yup, my '62 needs a swing axle kit :-( Muir has a good description and some pictures of this. How much play is there in...
Return of the crew cabs
Historical mailing list
3 Jul 95 13:54:00 -0700
...Of course, if you're putting IRS brackets > on a swing axle setup, you can weld them in so as to give you any...
Re: How to turn the van over from the back
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 17 Jun 2001 15:10:13 +1200
>With the old swing axles, one jerk behind the wheel would do it! > >Karl Wolz Not so! I drove my 57 really hard, to...
Swing axel
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:34:14 +0000
...the older swing axle rubber boot had a crack and tore up moving the axel around, you know the one with all the screw...
Re: another edition of the dictionary ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 04 Jan 95 21:37:40 CST
...that comes from me getting 'swing-axle' screwed up. :) fix in progress. >> KOMBI generally accepted to mean a mid-range trim model of a...
more on Trans mounts...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:33:44 EDT
...the engine's coming out, do I have to remove the swing axle to move the transmission enuf to get the new front mount...
Re: Swing Axle Bug to bus questions.
Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 12:17:53 -0900 (AKST)
On Wed, 13 Dec 1995, Michael Ham '64 Type ][ wrote: > > Ok I found out yesterday that my '64 bus has an early bug transmission...
Re: CHAT: VW Safety
Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
Mon, 4 Sep 1995 12:13:39 -0400 (EDT)
...The theory being they get blown off the road or the swing axles were unsafe. My counter theory is that there is just a...
Re: Bus Boys comes thru Pt 2
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 May 1996 01:36:31 -0400
...re workin' their butts off 6 days a week building beams, swing axle kits, irs kits, safari windows (80 sets 2/3ds the way...
Re: Swing Axle Bug to bus questions.
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 10:30:36 -0600 (CST)
On Wed, 13 Dec 1995, Michael Ham '64 Type ][ wrote: > > Ok I found out yesterday that my '64 bus has an early bug transmission...
Re: T2/T1/0.5?
Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 20:22:10 -0700
...The > first three years of Bay window busses had swing axle rear ends just like the > splitties. I am pretty positive that > no split...
Split Case to Tunnel Case Conversion
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Fri, 18 Nov 1994 09:44:21 -0800 (PST)
...All he wanted to do was sell me their swing axle kit (to lower it - uggggg!) Does anyone have any experience with this? Is...
Re: Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:13:45 -0700
...they have swing axle rear ends I'm pretty sure. Known for jacking up the rear in hard cornering. I recall a picture of...
Re: I'm Back!....and.....
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Jul 1995 19:06:28 -0400
...There is not one CV joint nor two but four CV joints under the rear of all type IIs, except swing axles that have...
Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Wed, 26 Feb 97 10:03:05
...For example, you do not want to have a wide tire on an old VW with rear swing axles. --- On Wed, 26 Feb 1997...
Re: CHAT: VW Safety
Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
Mon, 4 Sep 1995 11:22:46 -0500 (CDT)
...The theory being they get blown off the road > or the swing axles were unsafe. My counter theory is that there > is just a...
Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jul 1996 19:47:07 -0500
...I don't know if this would tear up the trans in a swing axle or not, but it has never hurt one of...
Re: Doka Look Alike (friday reply)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:35:14 -0700
...the trans, swing axles, and gear reduction boxes is built by stacking parts from the middle out. so to split the cases .. first you...
Re: converting to 4 wheel drive - Quaife?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 07:38:46 -0800
...http://www.quaifeamerica.com/ Here is their current application and price list for VW VW - Type 1 Swing Axle 10.309.130 $1,295...
Leaking CV Boot... :)
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:21:29 -0700
...Thanks, Ben On 11/28/07 11:10 AM, "Ben Cichowski" <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote: > Thought that might be wrong...(Swing Axle that is...
Transmission question about ring gear shims(S1 & S2)
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Sun, 16 Dec 2001 14:03:33 -0800
...I am resealing the final drive covers on a 1966 Bug, swing axle, and having removed everything, including the differential and those special shims...
My balls are knocking!!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:59:02 -0500
...This morning I proceded to remove the right swing axle. When removing it I thought, "this is odd. There is no slop in the...
Re: My balls are knocking!!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 07:29:10 -0500
...did make it. > > This morning I proceded to remove the right swing axle. When removing it > I thought, "this is odd. There is no...
Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadliest car list. Any truth?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:37:05 -0600
...For example if he was going to talk abou the swing axle >on the 300 SL then what about the Triumph Spitfire and it...
Re: Leaking CV Boot... :)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:08:35 -0800
...Ben Cichowski" <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote: > > > Thought that might be wrong...(Swing Axle that is) > > > > It is hard to say what kind of lube...
Re: converting to 4 wheel drive - Quaife?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 10:44:02 -0500
...http://www.quaifeamerica.com/ Here is their current application and price list for VW VW - Type 1 Swing Axle 10.309.130 $1,295...
Re: Tires.. Again..Insurance reasons...
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:16:50 -1000
...That model car started in 1965- at a time when VW Bugs still had swing axle rear suspension .. At one point Porsche even had...
Re: Fwd: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:20:11 -0800
...It had the same swing axle setup as the Covair. Both were subject to digging in a rim IF the owner/driver ran with...
Re: Air vs. Water
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:33:00 -0800
...and one thing that stood out for me......one piece cat and muffler, and while it had disc brakes in front, it had swing...
Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA Made Legal/ Beetle Mexicano
Historical mailing list - Stacy
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:57:52 -0800
Actually my 2001 mexican had had the pan replaced with a 68 swing axle and they put the 2001 pan halves and running gear...
Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:43:32 -1000
...In an early swing-axle transalxe...for example... to get at any part of it that's major or internal .. say like remove the...
Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:03:51 +1200
> The rear swing axle designs of the beetle, bay > and splittie all offered problems for the inexperienced or ignorant driver Bays were not swingaxle...
Re: POSSUM/COON/SKUNK/SQUIRREL SKIN REUPHOLSTERY KITS!/F!
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 18:31:13 -0800
...Unfortunately, this maneuver is not recommended for swing axle rear suspension vehicles (early corvairs, beetles, mercedes...) resulting in driver induced, undamped oscillations leading to...