my $10,000 challenge with 61 Panel

Split-Lover** · Post by Split-Lover** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:37 pm

joeM wrote:I'm in the easter suburbs Wantirna

Is that where they Easter bunny is from??

Great work mate, keep it up!
Cheers
Dave

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:19 pm

well it is that time of year for easter jokes

splitbus · Post by **splitbus** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:25 pm

Don't eggcourage him

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:03 pm

Nearly there, now I'm stuck with the steering wheel. Have to work out a way of getting that off

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:49 pm

OK so Im still stuck on the steering wheel, tried two different pulleys but they just dont fit right.
Can anyone suggest a way?

Split-Lover** · Post by Split-Lover** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:21 pm

Depends if you want to keep your old wheel, I changed my standard wheel to a new one but it only needed a few good hits from a rubber mallet and a harmonic balance puller, lucky I suppose..
But I saw on that "Campervan crisis" dvd he used boiling hot water and poured the water over the centre part of the wheel and gave it a few good hits with a mallet and it let go, something about the different metals from the wheel and the shaft expanding at different rates from the heat..
I dunno maybe worth a try with the boiling water and the harmonic balance puller??
Cheers
Dave

Split-Lover** · Post by Split-Lover** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:28 pm

Or try something like this..
http://selectvwparts.com/volkswagen-too ... -p-33.html

Or a bit more expensive..
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=478847

63single · Post by **63single** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:58 pm

Split-Lover** wrote:But I saw on that "Campervan crisis" dvd he used boiling hot water and poured the water over the centre part of the wheel and gave it a few good hits with a mallet and it let go, something about the different metals from the wheel and the shaft expanding at different rates from the heat..
I dunno maybe worth a try with the boiling water and the harmonic balance puller??
Cheers
Dave

x2 i seen this as well on the show on foxtel and i think that will make the difference

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:33 pm

Thanks guys I'll try the hot water.
The second pulley at $110 I may as well buy a new wheel

scotty*85vw · Post by **scotty*85vw** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:45 pm

mike (split bus) posted this up a week or so ago

searching is your best friend here mate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcVsKCuW ... re=related

would take abot 15 mins to make up from stuff laying around

anyway its worth a watch bbbbbbb bang bang.

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:52 pm

That was brilliant, would have loved to try that but its to late, I had enough being mr nice guy today, I tried the hot water without success Tried to make a large washer like in the other post, that didnt work so I took my hammer to it and whacked it off. I was planning to get a white steering wheel anyways. Thanks for the links by the way.

Had a poke around today to see what panels I should order, and took the fuel tank out.

headstone · Post by **headstone** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:30 pm

heater maybe

matt666 · Post by **matt666** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:55 pm

Nothing like a few rust repairs!

warb · Post by **warb** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:14 pm

headstone wrote:heater maybe

looks like it, however will not be required once you fit your stainless exhaust less those pesky heater boxes..

,, you got a little rust there, not the real fun begins!..

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:58 pm

warb wrote:
looks like it, however will not be required once you fit your stainless exhaust less those pesky heater boxes.. ,, you got a little rust there, not the real fun begins!..

Stainless on my budget??? I dont know

Yep fun fun with my rust, researching parts prices is the tricky bit, but thanks to 4tune8 I'm on the right track with that.