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Rear Seal Kit
The rear axle goes
through a series of seals to keep the oil in and the other crap
out. Believe it or not, all these components are needed to seal
one side of the axle.
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Tie Rod Ends
This is one of the
new tie rod ends joined to the front axle spindle. The new ends
fit on just perfectly with absolutely NO play at all. Once the
weight of the body is placed back on the suspension I will have
to adjust the alignment of the front wheels. This is done by
threading these ends in or out until the wheels almost straight.
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Front Brakes
Every component of
the brake system has been replaced. This picture is of the front
left brake system mounted onto the reconditioned backing plate.
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Front Drums
Unlike modern cars,
the old VW still uses drum brakes on the front. Disc brakes didn't
come onto the VW beetle until the 90's when the new beetle came
out.
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First Tire ON!
Another milestone
moment in the restoration. With the brakes, drums and bearings
in place the next step was the tire. It was a great feeling to
put the tire on and have it spin soooo smoothly without any fuss.
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Master Cylinder
The last major brake
component to be installed was the master cylinder. I tried to
save the old brake light switches, but they were too badly rusted.
New ones were fairly inexpensive, so I decide to replace them.
The only thing left to do on the brake system is run the lines,
that should be done soon.
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