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Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« on: February 25, 2012, 07:35:20 pm »

How to place the shims and the number used
After you measure the offset use chart below to see how many shims to use on upper and lower link pins.



How to replace King & Link Pins in your bug.
Click on link to go to our playlist and click on King & Link Pins

« Last Edit: December 01, 2012, 07:02:47 pm by JackWagen (jack) »
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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2012, 07:46:15 pm »

hey the links not working! whats up with that?
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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2012, 09:18:41 am »

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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2012, 06:43:53 pm »

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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2012, 05:18:52 pm »

hey the links not working! whats up with that?


But the pin is.
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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2012, 07:19:18 pm »

you're on one day every six months and thats the best you can come up with?
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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2012, 08:49:45 pm »




  Hey, again I want to thank all that helped with this!      thumpup)-   thumpup)-   thumpup)-    Greatly appreciated!!


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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2012, 09:40:26 pm »

you're on one day every six months and thats the best you can come up with?

Sorry :confused04:;
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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2012, 05:22:38 am »

So when I decide to tackle this job, should I replace BOTH the link pins and the King pins at the same time or should I wait until I take it apart to decide what parts I need?
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2012, 08:36:42 am »

It is recommended that you replace king pins and link pins at the same time. I think partly because of worn components and partly because you already have the entire assembly apart.  I have always replaced both 2@cent.
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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2012, 09:41:49 am »

Do both!
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Re: Link Pin Shims, king pins, link pins, VW, beetle
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2012, 10:58:07 am »

I still have a Brand New set of King Pins. They're yours if you want them. Im off all week if you want to come get them (freebie)

Joe T  took the Link Pins. Guess he's not a replace 'em BOTH kinda guy
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« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2012, 12:32:21 pm »

Cool! I'll take em! I'll give you a call this weekend.

Thanks
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« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2012, 02:06:56 pm »

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« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2013, 12:35:58 pm »

I still have a Brand New set of King Pins. They're yours if you want them. Im off all week if you want to come get them (freebie)


Hey Shawn, is the offer still open? If so, I'll be at the meeting monday night. Thanks.
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