Paruzzi Magazine Edition 21

Crimp terminals / Front wheel bearing replacement / Sump plate stud length

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

Crimp terminals

There's an intermediate solution to repair damaged cabling. In particular, replacing damaged or missing crimp terminals, replacing cracked insulation sleeves and heat shrink sleeves, and replacing entire cable sections. You can do all this yourself, provided you use the right materials and tools.

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Front wheel bearing replacement

For this article we use a new spindle intended for drum brakes. The procedure for replacing the wheel bearings with disc brakes is similar. There may be some difference between years of construction, but once you have studied this article, you are ready to replace the wheel bearings of different VW models.

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Sump plate stud length

Changing the oil of a type 1 engine is a job that everyone has done. Volkswagen recommends loosening the sump plate and cleaning the oil sieve every time you change the oil. The contents of the oil sieve will tell you a lot about the condition of your engine and about maintenance history. The drain plug or drain bolt should only be used to drain the oil without spillage. An easy job at first sight. But badly mounted sump plate studs can spoil the fun.

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