The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Put gear oil in before even put it under the car.

I now believe that the problem is the adjustment/alignment of the ring gear and the pinion. To make a long story short I am pulling the tranny again and sending it back.

I have found a way to remove the fan housing on mine without pulling the engine and have done so 2 or 3 times. If you take the hood off and take the front 2 bolts out of the hood hinges on each side and loosen the back bolt and then turn the hinges towards the outside of the car that gives you just ...

I am new to VW's. I just installed a new rebuilt transmission in my bug and it seems to me to be real noisy. I do not know what is a normal level of gear noise and what is not for a VW. I used to have a 49 chev pickup and it sounds something like that. 1st gear is quiet but 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are noi...

I am sorry I have not got back before now but I solved my brake bleeding problem. Wanted to post what I found out for others. I discovered that the fluid would not run out of the tank until I took the cap off. For some reason the tank was vapor locking. The hole in the bottom of the tank is very sma...

I just finished a voltage conversion, all new wheel bearings, brake shoes, and replaced a rear wheel cylinder. I am now having trouble bleeding the brakes. I last tried bleeding the master cylinder first and then went to the right rear wheel. I get the master cylinder bleed and have some pedal but a...