Paruzzi Magazine Edition 25

Brake fluid replacement / Crankshaft pulley removal / Camber and King Pin

Our webshop is full of technical information, with each part you get additional information about the applications, assembly instructions and so on. With this online publication we go a bit further, this will be your technical manual to work on your air-cooled Volkswagen. We discuss the technology of the VW Beetle, Karmann Ghia, VW Bus, the VW Type 3 and VW Thing. You can read this magazine online, download it in PDF format and view it offline, or print it out.

In this edition

Brake fluid replacement

But, replacing or flushing the brake fluid is also necessary after a certain number of miles driven, or after a number of years in the case of our vintage cars that don't drive much. If you have just purchased a vintage car, and you do not know the maintenance history, start changing the brake fluid already. Refilling is not enough, there may be water present in the brake fluid, or dirt particles.

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Crankshaft pulley removal

In this article we will show how to disassemble the crankshaft pulley, without damaging it, with a homemade tool, a special tool so to speak. The crankshaft pulley can be disassembled with this tool both when the engine is built into the car, or when the engine is on the workbench or hanging from an engine mount.

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Camber and King Pin

Camber is as important, or even more important, at the front as it is at the rear. This is because at the front the wheels can turn, positive Camber is the cause of less stability in turns, but it provides less resistance when turning the handlebars, i.e. a lighter steering wheel.

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