Your experiancing the "Super Beetle Shimmies."  Super Beetles either handle great (everything on the front end is right) or terrible (ANYTHING is worn or set incorrectly).  There isn't much in between.

Two common culprets that often get overlooked are the steering damper and the universial joint on the shaft between the steering collum and steering gear.

If you rock the steering wheel back and forth, do you hear a clunking?  If so, you need to pull the fuel tank and replace the shaft.

Even if everything is right and the steering damper is bad, every little bump in the road will be transfered to the steering wheel.

Wheel ballancing, condition of the struts, steering gear, and all the bushings are also critical.

The undisputed experts on Super Beetle front suspensions is  (Top Line Parts.  Check out their web site for lots of info and parts to make your shaking Super handle like it did when it was brand new . . . maybe even better!  They sure helped me out on my 74 Super!   :cool:

One other thing that can cause the "shimmies" is the axle nuts themselves not being tightened correctly. I had the "shimmies" in my '74 between 50 and 55. I was about ready to pull what little bit of hair out that I have left and an old VW mechanic told me to use a torque wrench on the axle nuts and quit guessing. I did and the shimmies disappeared. When all else fails, read the directions (manual).


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