Axle Restoration Complete | VW Bus Center Pin, Swing Lever Tie Rods, Shocks, Saved After 60 Years CT

Check it out! This Rusty 60 year old and Forgotten VW Bus is coming back to life! The Axle is complete and Looks Like NEW again!

[@CTmoog]

I hope everyone is doing well! Please enjoy the video! Get out in the garage and have some FUN! =)

[@johnvella4029]

The same you and your family please be safe thanks buddy God bless

[@azmanrahim59rahim57]

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[@xavierjacques73]

Wow great lovely It's a pity that Rusty won't get a paint job

[@CTmoog]

=) Someday maybe! Stick around!

[@aussiebeatle4049]

Great job CT, you made it look feasible for the DIY mechanic, much appreciated

[@eovdubsvw8743]

Finishing just one assembly is so gratifying and drives you to the end of completion. One bite at a time. 👍

[@CTmoog]

YES! It's a great motivator! =)

[@5150mxVW]

" WOW " is right ! Congratulations CT , the beam looks awesome ! Nice work & edit 👍

[@CTmoog]

Thanks my friend! =)

[@mikekovacs8981]

What a HUGE effort this was putting this together. You can really see the quality VW put into these.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Mike! Yes, it really was a huge effort! It took some time to get this far! =)

[@smerd1]

Nice video the beam looks great, if you do it again on your next project put a ratchet strap around the torsion arms to pull them together then you can just slide the king links in 👍🏼

[@brianchisnell1548]

The best book ever is. Chilton's repair and tune up guide, Volkwagen all models 1949-1971. I had it when I was a kid, sold it with my bug long ago. Now that I have another bug 40 years later, I found the book on the Samba. All torque specs. included. It's hard cover, and light green in color. Great video!

[@CTmoog]

Hey Brian! Good to know. I will check it out. Thanks man!

[@MUN.A1988]

Excellent..I watched all videos..really you worked very hard bc you're working by yourself with out help from someone in your garage ..giving hand . Taking . Cleaning . Hreasing.....etc.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

That new front-end assembly looks like something a bunch of West German automotive engineers would design! Obviously of superior quality!

[@popester72]

That is great start to finish video. I was kind of hesitant of rebuilding my beam before watching this.I'm definitely going to save this to my collection next year's projects for my 63 standard.

[@CTmoog]

Awesome! Thank you so much! You can do it. =) Keep me updated!

[@carlosferreira2947]

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[@MrRon6977]

Great job CT. Big accomplishment getting that front end back together.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks RON! =) It was a big job! Feels good to have it done!

[@Gilly14]

What an awesome feeling of accomplishment you must have felt getting err done. You have come a long way CT and it's these small things that are letting you shine and although they maybe baby steps it still proves that your getting it down.

[@erwien58]

You did a great job! Look very nice... and brand new, of course! Regards from Vienna/Austria

[@molmeister2000]

Doing this exact job tomorrow - unbelievably helpful !!!

[@andrelozier5008]

Congrats on completing the front end. It felt like I was there with you as you put it together. Take care my friend.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Andre! You too man!

[@darkfactory8082]

Excelent work, Mr. CT. You're getting it done seriously. Can't wait for the rest of it.. =) I'm pushing to get mine started but still behind the plan.. The shop's electrical is almost finished, so we're getting very close.. Keep on, thumbs up big time.

[@FernandoelChachi]

Wonderful work with the bushings. I'm watching and loving this video!

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Fernando! =)

[@helgedell]

Great, CT. Much more momentum in your videos now. I mean, it seems like you are now researching beforehand, then you can act like a teacher on how to do the maintenance. Way to go. :)

[@hunterluxton5976]

This is very helpful. You've used some great imorivision and did a great job. One thing I saw on another video was adding some white paint on the centre divet do as you see it when putting in the divet screw. The remming was also very nicely shown. But this was a great video. 👍

[@thomasweatherford5125]

You’ve got to use the OG intro again, “What’s up guys... CEEE-TEEE in the gah-RAHHHHGE” lol Looking GREAT my friend! Can’t wait for the next episode! 🍻

[@GregsGarage]

Looking sparkly!

[@Mikefngarage]

you put the rubber washer on the right way then it fits into the metal washer. The lip. seals the grease from coming out as much. Some will squeeze out anyway

[@TheFrankBarrett]

Turned out awesome man! I'd like the vid 2x if I could. Nothing more satisfying than seeing this front end come together like that.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Frank! =)

[@ivorwm2291]

Great video! I am learning. Thanks

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Ivor!

[@dave4059]

Its all in tbe prep...well done mate it looks 100%,keep it up 👍

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Dave!

[@robertjohnstone2869]

Top job ct I was shouting small ratchet belt for the spindles and torsion arm ,suppose it's easy watching from my sofa keep up the good work.

[@michelecrown2426]

It's a beautiful thing :) I work alone 99% of the time. I have learned to keep things like clamps around for squeezing things together etc. Next time clamp a 2 X 4 or whatever on the table so you can leave your part on the table and have something to push against instead of using your foot with it all on the floor. Looking forward to your next installment.

[@CTmoog]

Thats a great idea! Thank you! I will try that o the next one!

[@carlosferreira2947]

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[@davidk6271]

My Wife thought I was watching something “dodgy” then for a minute when the video started. Hope you and your family are well. Every good wish, David.

[@juanmauricioneira7864]

Congrats !!! Good work !!! thanks to show us !!!

[@royworks28]

That’s coming out awesome, man that’s going to be an awesome bus when it’s done, quality job👍

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Roy! =)

[@carlosferreira2947]

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[@Mikefngarage]

the reason you lube the torsions is to keep them from making noise. I dont put grease all the way through the tube I leave the old grease in there to protect the old beam. Only do I clean it out when I am putting in a adjuster.

[@carlosferreira2947]

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[@xIIxpetey454xIIx]

Really helpful video! Thanks for posting!!

[@garymucher9590]

I have to say, you're coming along nicely since you started. There are still times when I feel like reaching into the screen to help you, and knowing so many ideas to make what you're doing a breeze. But you will learn as you move forward I am sure. One thing I see you say so much is, "I'll just finger tighten this and come back later on and torque it". You have to make sure you actually do get back to each and every bolt, nut and whatever. Because even one missed bolt or nut is an accident waiting to happen. You also talk about checking how things are supposed to fit and assemble. Why don't you have the book, diagram or whatever, sitting in your shop to offer that assembly idea while you are working on any portion of the VW? And then you won't have any disassembly issues later on fitting something together wrong. Just an idea. Keep the videos coming. I am learning more about VW's then I ever thought I would...

[@CTmoog]

That is great advice Gary! Thank you!

[@Gilly14]

Awesome comment Gary.

[@debbiehughes795]

Great job CT. Progress!

[@aucarreau]

CT - I am crying over your enthusiasm and patience. Real hero! (May your Sirname be connected to Robert Moog that created THE synthesizer?). Hugs from Sweden!

[@CTmoog]

Hello my friend! Thank you~! I really appreciate that! I wish...I do like and have owned a few! =) He was an amazing engineer and creative genius. Hugs back brother!

[@JRay1980]

Wicked CT! Looking awesome!!!!!!

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Jeff! =)

[@santoscardona1]

That came out awesome CT..

[@michaelclutton8446]

Great job, you have gained a lot of confidence since you started. Best Wishes Mike in the UK

[@CTmoog]

Thank Mike! Leaning new things everyday my friend! =)

[@radiosferramentas612]

It's a masterpiece ! congratulations !

[@CTmoog]

Thank you! =)

[@carlosferreira2947]

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[@GettingNervous]

Looks perfect. Excellent job 👍.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks man!

[@HubertusSchaper]

Hi Ct, Finally I pay you a visit again, The last 3 episode,s I did not follow. This one vid nbr 4 is a little more interesting, I 've been in Germany in February and bought the last parts I needed to the restoration of my VW T3 Single Cab Year 1982, so now I take a peak on your new vid. The frond axel looks great now however you good meed some problems with the Installation later it's quite heavy. I hope you are with good health in tose times of craziness and stay clear of the covid-19.so we can follow you with the next escapades with Rusy the bus. Take care of your family and your beloved ones. Here in Norway is the Country closed for all travelling in or outside the country, all bordes are closet Scandinavia and Denmark Germany the Netherlands and so on and so on. see you in the next video, Greetings from HCS.

[@idagotdinixa442]

Without your beart you look a little bit different 😁🤔 I'm happy to see you healthy and please stay this way☺️🙏 we have to stay at home for the next 3 weeks because about Corona 😬 😩 🙈 but your videos help me through this hard times, thanks for that😘😘

[@CTmoog]

HAHA! Yes, I saved last week. It's growing back fast. I have to stay home too! I will be making more videos soon! Thank you! Stay healthy!

[@vwcoco]

Yes CT !! Great work and tutorial :)

[@johnvella4029]

Good job CT

[@motorfreaknew]

Hi CT! great job brò, Axle look new

[@Calr88]

Eres un genio amigo. Gracias por tus videos.👍✌

[@mikes1075]

I've learned a few things from your videos. Thank you! How did you get the king pins apart? I'm in the process of rebuilding my front suspension.

[@CTmoog]

Hey Mike! Thank you. I' m pretty sure I show that in the videos. Not sure it's been a few years. If you can't find it look on "The Samba" forums. Lots of good info there.

[@vwcol..7719]

Great video my friend nice job looks real nice👍😊

[@CTmoog]

Thanks my friend! I really appreciate that! =)

[@jerryf609]

Well done.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Jerry!

[@TomTom-up1kz]

Very good job 👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@wars1977]

Hi. If I see correctly, you have mounted the lock to the screw incorrectly. One fin should be bent as you have towards the body, while the other should be bent towards the head of the screw. The point is for the screw to unscrew itself.

[@alikamal3423]

Bravo good job from Egypt I like your videos but I hope u finish this car

[@CTmoog]

Hello Ali! Thank you so much! Me too! =)

[@geoffreyjones2000]

VW Life... great fellas sir

[@CTmoog]

YES!

[@coolissimo69]

Now that is what I call a greasy video ,😁😁😁 Great job Bro.

[@CTmoog]

HAHA! Yes, it was very GREASY! =) Thank you! =)

[@brickygaming9558]

It looks pretty clean

[@CTmoog]

Thank you!

[@Mikefngarage]

put the middle torsion lock pins in first and then the bars it holds them in place so it won't fight you ha ha.

[@CTmoog]

Now you tell me! =)

[@rustybum2]

Hi again CT, I have to say, as one or two others have mentioned, that your video content and editing have come a long way since your earlier stuff, when you tended to show every "pittle and fart" as we say in Yorkshire. Congratulations , a much more watchable video ! Best regards from a geriatric Yorkshire fart in Ireland.

[@jamesthunder7590]

Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪 😊🇩🇪🇺🇸😊👍👍👍

[@CTmoog]

Hey James! Hello Sweden! =)

[@mccoysmakingmemories]

Sweat job just doing one at the moment. Did you find out many torque settings for the ball joint shocks and the bolts holding the brakes on?

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Hi CT, I was just waiting for you to figure out the reamer didnt go all the way thru. Especially with the tapered end. It's all good. Awesome job on it. It will drive like new when your done👍

[@CTmoog]

Hey Tim! Yes, I was really concerned until I realized it didn't go all the way up. =)

[@davidjudice2886]

More lube, more lube ! Must have commented 100 times "thats what she said !" Great video !

[@CTmoog]

HAHA! Thank you! =)

[@eloymiranda2578]

Ahhhhhh que hermoso quedó todo ese conjunto de la dirección, ya tienes el motor, si mal no recuerdo los frenos, pero ya vas de gane. Yo he parado un poco solo he llevado a verificar la combi, si paso pero bueno esta guardada, el trabajo es largo pero hay vamos. Saludos cordiales hermano desde tierra Azteca

[@VintageWanderer]

Awesome video! Thanks

[@Koloherides]

im doing my 61 double and wondering if its cheaper to buy all new or you doing it yourself now that you got it all layed out. why don't they already have the bushing rimmed why do they make you but the rimmer and you do it yourself because were the ones getting rimmed. thanks ct. and where did you end up getting your parts from. aloha

[@ozgurr_34]

I'm tired even watching :)) congratulations.

[@CTmoog]

YES! It was a ton of work to get to this point! =) THANK YOU!

[@Mikefngarage]

I would not have put grease on the stop because it will slide off. I use wd 40 because it will dry out or soap and water.

[@CTmoog]

Good advice Mike! Thank you!

[@pwned640]

@@CTmoog Also greases with mineral oil base soften the rubber and make it grow in size and degrade. Here is an example what happens with the rubber after it was lubed with CV joint grease: www.drive2.com/l/4838164/ It's a russian site but auto-translate is not that bad.

[@fabrizioolmeda1747]

Montaggio perfetto, sta acquisendo molta esperienza nel video ,,,👏👏👏👍

[@twvwdesigns2384]

Looks great! Sometimes it's easier to put the spindle on the arms then install it on the beam as one unit. Also if you still need spring plates I've got a stack of them. I can send you down a pair in appreciation of your videos and to help keep your project going!

[@CTmoog]

That would be awesome! Send me an email - [e-mail] THANK YOU! =)

[@carlosferreira2947]

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[@robertdell3515]

Put the bolts in from the top,nuts on the bottom, that way if they do work loose gravity will help keep them in place till you get new nuts

[@CTmoog]

Good idea Robert! Thank you! =)

[@donniebrown2896]

On the torque specs. Been a long time since I had to turn a wrench but at one time the bolt heads had a series of marks indicating ft. Lbs of torque. Look in your manuals index and it may be listed or even a Chilton's repair manual. Looking good on the rebuild, won't be long before you get back to the sheet metal. Hope you and yours get through the beer virus safely.

[@soren8085]

All those torque specs are in your Bentley man!

[@judyhaft]

great job!

[@CTmoog]

=)

[@100Jeanluc]

Hi ct, I would only have used only minimal grease for lubrication, then when its all together do a proper grease via the grease nipples. That way you minimise wastage. Thumbs up buddy.

[@CTmoog]

Good idea! Thank you! =)

[@gerome5077]

Oh wow...it feels like ......„Rusty“....... is mine ...after watching all these complete videos.... 🤪😎🥺😩 But don`t worry ...Rusty will stay in your garage ....because i am already living there....in my mind.....😜

[@CTmoog]

=)

[@Redf322]

Well done

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Matt!

[@420031]

Nice work CT! Obvious or noob question: Why do the bushings need to be reamed out? Why not just make them the right ID?

[@CTmoog]

I thought the same thing...Why can't they just make them fit from the start? I don't know...Maybe someone else does? Good question!

[@Ed-vx5sg]

@@CTmoogHammering on brass changes the shape. So basically you're manufacturering your own bushings to spec.

[@notajp]

When you drive bushings in like that, they will swell slightly. Reaming will bring them back to precise dimensions. Reamers are used extensively in machining work to make precise sized holes.

[@420031]

John Acuff thank you, and Ed too. That was my suspicion, but worth the ask.

[@Ed-vx5sg]

@@420031 That was a good question Bill. If you don't know and you don't ask, you'll never know.

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Looking good!

[@CTmoog]

Thank you! =)

[@mobiousenigma]

thanks for the video lol isnt hindsight great i see there is rust converter in the shop now . its nice not to see you cleaning the front axel assembly part 4 and to see some actual reassembly.. when your "clamping" with the c clamp like you did breaking the casting is a probability... generally we backyard mechanics would find a socket large enough to fit the shaft and use that to transfer the load to the collar area instead of the arms....and re the greasing the torsion bars.. arent you going to fill the tubes with grease when assembeled? or is the grease just to lube points of motion good luck with the project

[@goriopukolo]

i heard a lot of uuuhhh, aaahhh, .oohhh,..yeaahh,.. c'mon..wweee,. ay yayaay.,.and once it goes...success, i really love the way you laugh.,.. LOL...

[@CTmoog]

=) HAHA! Thank you!

[@aquiasvalasco9248]

Very nice video, man!

[@CTmoog]

Thanks my friend!

[@AndreLuiz-qv5ci]

Boa tarde Nossa ficou legal de mais . Aqui no Brasil estão eliminando o pino central.

[@victorpacheco7235]

Hi, i saw that you install the bushing, what about the bearings...did you forgot it

[@FernandoelChachi]

When you have to insert some rubber on some metal part, you better use soap. It will slide into position and it will dry and stay quiet. If you use grease instead it will be moving there like forever.

[@CTmoog]

Good tip! Thanks man!

[@johnhenderson3646]

...or a little spit. 🙂👍🙂

[@rustybum2]

@@johnhenderson3646 Or even a dab of the old water-based lube !

[@vwlover3182]

yhea! greate work!

[@CTmoog]

Thank you! =)

[@madjid_gnd5971]

i like this job and chanel

[@CTmoog]

Thank you! =)

[@jeffreyvanhoover5416]

Way cool, I enjoyed your video. I have a 67 DC and the front end is one of my first jobs to look at. Where did you buy all of your parts and how did you know what all to buy? What was the book you were using for bearing specs? thanks Jeff

[@CTmoog]

Hey Jeff! I'm glad you like it man! Check out Wolfsburg West and The Samba www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/front_axle/frontend_bus/front_bus_to67.cfm?type=2 www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/

[@hectoraleman9804]

Buen trabajo ,exelente,,

[@CTmoog]

Thank you! =)

[@assessor1276]

Good job CT - but aren’t the torque specs in the manual? That is the sort of information is normally there.

[@CTmoog]

I didn't see specs for there tie rods. I will check again. Thanks Peter.

[@plebeurbana]

Awesome

[@Zalgo99]

Just close your eyes for first 20s and enjoy the content 😉

[@CTmoog]

=)

[@mikeeger7581]

Going to need an engine hoist to move it now I guess?? Thanks 🙏

[@CTmoog]

Hey Mike! I have a hand chain hoist. It will be in the next video!

[@pvpai43]

Hi CT ..how are you??This is Prakash Pai from India... I want to know the liquid chemicle which you apply after cleaning the rusted area of the metal..can you please give me the name of that chemicle?? It comes in a yelloe can...

[@CTmoog]

Hello Prakash! I'm am dong well. Are you asking about the rust remover? Rust Converter ULTRA

[@alancottrill]

Ratchet Straps are your friend...

[@battleshipnewjerseysailor4738]

Another way, and perhaps a better way would be to use a bolt, nut, and washers and just press it in with a wrench, that's how I did it on my 60 dbl cab

[@johnhenderson3646]

Coming together nicely! Smooth surface on a bolt is called the 'shoulder'.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks John! Good to know!

[@bigninja2]

Your face sure is red, while bending down working on the front axle, do you have high blood pressure?

[@CTmoog]

Hey Terry, very possible... It was pretty hot that day as well.

[@charefdz]

Very cool

[@CTmoog]

Thank you!

[@shockthemuscle1969]

Hello Is the red shocks koni ?

[@hudentdw2]

Hey, don't You have a buddy who can lend you a hand and have some beers in the process while working on the restoration? working alone is a tough endeavor but regardless Your patience is crazy!