Rebuilding VW linkpin front end - bushes, shims, brakes and more. 

Man I hope parts aren't a arm, leg and left nut over your side of the globe. I dig your build. Thanks for taking the time to share your progress. Looking forward to the next video

Crikey ol' mate you remind me of myself, I hate people watching me work . . . then again 20 minutes of you is worth it's weight in gold

Diff, The Reno-Bug has been my favorite project so far. Your attention to detail, and overall fabrication skills are what keep me coming back every week. Thank you for taking the time to document your work!

Front end looks good and you're right about the brakes. Thanks Div, it will lock up the wheels easy enough.

This is the first time I've understood the shims on a link pin, very good explanation. I have one I've been wanting to rebuild but didn't want to take it apart without understanding how it goes back together. One of my brothers learned Afrikaans many years ago, hearing you mention the language reminded me of some of his stories after he returned from living in South Africa.

its amazing what can be found on the net ,i love your no shortcuts to safety. 5 star Sir

You are thorough and concise. A great lesson on Spindle assembly and brakes. Have a luka one.

Looking really good Diff, very interesting how you shimmed up the king pins, glad you’re making progress putting it all back together! Nicely done my brother!

The engineering on the Beetle is so cool to see

thanks for the tudorial on VW beetle front ends Div and Wayne..one step closer for RenoBug...

Nice step by step video on rebuilding the front end, thanks

If a VW ever falls out of the sky and into my shed, I'm educated now. Thanks. Cheers from the shed

Diffmister . Good job Boets. I never been a VW Bettle guy. But im learning quick. Thanks Guys. Lekka Boet Lekka. Have a good week..👍👍

Always looking forwards to seeing what is new on the RenoBug Wednesday night when i get in front of the computer.

Div and Wayne Nice work and I learned something new about VW Front Ends with the shims Very KOOL

Another great video Div ! I have to agree with all the other comments that you are a very good teacher!

Great to see someone still happy to use the OEM version and not upgrade it just for the sake of doing it . Cheers for bringing us along on the rebuild I'm really enjoying it , old fashion hands on no ugga dugga guns or over priced tooling that most can't afford and a great amount of knowledge in the subject . Cheers Diff

Great Master Class on VW bug front ends

Mr D it's always good watching and learning the right ways to do things u teach so well great seeing your build ad well I believe your wife will be proud to drive this little car your building for her can't wait till next video

This is brilliant to follow, watching an expert share his knowledge, i love it. I lived in Cape Town in 2001 and had a Beamish beach buggy to run about in and i used to head from Devils Peak down cliff neck to Camps Bay every morning to walk along the beach. Happy happy memories of an amazing city and country. Lekka man 😊.

Awesome morning brother from another country another awesome adventure as always awesome craftsmanship and engineering brother

Looking good my friend! Yes easy off oven cleaner and a wire brush does it every time ! Lol

Cool vid Div, I like the way you show and explain how parts go together and function. I can't wait to see this little machine rolling down the road. Keep up the great work brother.👌👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

The Fuhrer mobile was actually designed in the late 30s being the same Car in Essence

Hi Diff. Your project is coming along nicely. I'm impressed !

It’s coming along quickly and loving the assembly. I did my toe in in the same manor with rulers. Apparently spot on when checked by special machines during its cert process. Shows what simple tools can achieve. 👍Keep up the good work.

I am also old school and do not use an impact for the same reason as you, so I can feel it. I am enjoying the Reno bug.

Enjoyed the video ,, good to see the Renobug coming together ..

Hi Diff. It's looking really good. Greetings from Misery Bay 🏴‍☠️ Northern Denmark

making great progress loving the renobug.

Watching Div and Bigfoot working together really makes my day lekka. Thanks for sharing your boet and take care.

Look into abrasive blasting using pressure washers. Set up a receiving pit to settle the debris. Pipe to a pick-up pit with a pump feeding the pressure washer. Add water to the system as needed. Clean out pits as they fill up. You can recycle your media for multiple passes if you are willing to screen it. It will get too dull and full of trash at some point.

I agree with you Div, disc brakes would be overkill 👍

Another step closer and a great job done 👍👌 You guys shouldn't use your hands as hammers though, mine don't work so well anymore because of that. 🤔

Lekka balong a rike yohnga thank you rats for afaica 😂keep up the great work yohnga ynoga younger ❤

Great job from Missouri in the US love it

Making progress going to be a fun ride thanks for sharing

Two lovely fellows!

Thank you both

Hello Div, thanks for all the information. Be good and stay safe. Have a Lekka day Boet. 👍👍👍

It's always fun to watch you work. I think we all use out nut rounder 5000 for a hammer.

Great video Div..thank you!🍺

Afrikaans taal has a lot of nederlands words in it like lappie. I'm always looking forward to your vids. Have a lekka one....👍🍻🍻

Another fine job by the dynamic duo! 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks Div!

The beetle was first designed and built in the 1930,s same as the Citroen 2cv

Nice work. I find it funny how your buddy in all the times Ive seen him he never had boots on, even when you guys were welding ..lol

Have a lekka one brothers

I agree about the drum brakes, it's not high performance stay stock.

Thanks for having us Dif always look forward to your updates. By the quality look of that VW front axle assembly. Are you sure you're not a "closet" classic car restorer?😂 Nice job man, everyone needs a friend like Wayne, aka the BM, Cheers!

Wow, there are some beautiful builds, I just happened to be watching under my carport and was surprised to see my 1960 vw beetle in your video. I just got the body on the toyota chassis today. 😂

Drums always stop better than disk anyway, proven fact,, disks are only for ease of service, nice work Div and Wayne

Diff , always valuable information and entertaining,,, thanks brother !

Love the progress on your project...

So good to watch and learn with your video tutorials boet. Thanks.

Great job as always thumbs up from Detroit , Michigan

Lappie, is another dutch word. Mostly we say ˋdoekje ´ or ˋtod´ we mak3 them from old t-shirts or bedsheets 😂. Furthermore well done.

Good work... excelente, el Renault WV, realmente me ilusiona... es muy lindo.

I was taught to tighten the wheel bearing until the drum stops turning as soon as you take your hand off of it (it doesn't free spin) then back it off 1/4 turn.

I agree with you wholeheartedly Over here we have a saying " if it ain't broke don't fix it " Wednesday is now officially my favourite day of the week

Hi you very skilld and kreativ lads. Very nice jobb you have done boys. I made the same jobb on my Porsche 1600 A coupe 1956 model in 1969. But it had aluminum drums vith steel inside. I just love your way of preserving old cars. Wfr. Gunnar from sweden.

Good as new

I have never had a bug that was good enfo. o on the king pins we call that washer in the states toung washer.some was asking about lowering a f100 I told him go to your chanel you just done one the simple way. Thanks Diff . P S you could off got some grease of bare foots foot just kidding.❤

Work done by Dwayne Saves Diff some pain. Shoeless is his way. No socks, it's all OK!

About the same point.painting the pan on my 74 super beetle..put body back on pan in a week or so.new brake lines, installed, painted all motor tin.re installed..a few more body patches n be ready to put back together.

Hi,yes I too have a bugger,

A friend of mine used to call the beetle Hitler's Revenge. It was developed during WW2 by German engineers with input from Adolf himself. It was still produced in Mexico until a few years ago, don't remember how many.

Looking good!

Hey Div, I looked up the number of Bettles produced by VW, and there was 21,529,464. And the last one came off the line in 2003 in Puebla, Mexico. I would love to find a mostly clean one with only minor rust. So I'll keep on looking. Bart

Great episode brother diff...howzit brother Wayne...hope all have a lekka one guys,, 👍 😎👋

Looks awesome I love it

You are making lovey quite happy.

Hydrochloric acid works nice for cleaning the rust .

Hey Div, Thank you for the refresher on the VW front suspension maintenance. Originally I learned about the workings of the VW from three wash pans full of parts that came with a floor pan and beetle body. I had a great time figuring it all out. The first time I drove that bug, my face hurt from smiling so much. That was in the early 1970's. I now have two dune buggies to rebuild. A side note you may not actually care about. In so called american english, bushes are plants such as rose bushes, flower bushes, hedge bushes and hundreds more. Bushings are items such as those you replaced on that front assembly, be they made of steel, rubber, plastic, leather or any number of materials. When you are working on any mechanical object, I think any of your follows are going to know what you are talking about when you speak in the language of the little one man shop in a forest, in South Africa ! Good show Div. Thank you

Diff, everything you do is an education to me.I really enjoy every thing you demonstrate. Good job sir.

Lappi is region in North-Finland and "lapp" is rag in estonian...

Nice job

Looking good 👍👍

Always look forward to your new episodes. Jack Ratchet, AKA YBNormyl

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Normal you snug the wheel bearing nut up so there's no play then turn back a 1/4 of a turn that's the way I always done it and never had a problem.

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Was about to think that the square hole on the dust cap is missing before remebering you drive on the other side of the road. Great video again, thanks Div.

Lubrication is the solution to all problems, Love it. Thanks for the very informative video Boet. Have a lekka one Div

I over tightened the bearings on my little Fiat 850 and got about 300 yards before the whole stub axle twisted off, valuable lesson learned.

В России набирает популярность гидроабразивная мойка высокого давления (Аквабласт) - вода + маленькие стеклянные шарики. Хорошо очищает грязь и ржавчину. Но не убирает так много металла, как пескоструйная обработка.

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Good to c u putting in the work, like to c what ur up to ltr brotha

if you need to get your bearings on things watch a Dif video that's how you do it

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the bones of a vw look's like and f1. called and f1 i think.

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Div, if that Engine has dual port heads it's most likely a 1600cc and if memory serves a 60hp Ditty bop jobbie.

Lappy almost like Lappi name of north part of Finland

I imagine you will grow up about when I do. I took my bug on a pizza run today

Looks great. Are you painting with oil based enamel? That’s what I would use.

Diff really enjoy your content and explanations. What paint do you use for good protection of the suspension components and pan/chassis?

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