A lot of you clever folks may know this already. How many of you laid under your Bug cussing because the new boot will not stay on the side cover of the tranny long enough to get the clamp on?  Try this. If you have a " crows foot" with about 3/4 to 1 in. head on it, stick it between the spring plate and the spring plate stop.( you may have to have your S.O. stand on the door sill to make the Bug lay down on the that side) then when you jack the the car up the axle will more or less stay level with the side cover of the tranny. What!!! no crows foot? Grab that extra engine mounting bolt that you didn`t put back in ,install 2 17mm nuts with the flats together and used in place of the crows foot. I like to put the boot kit together out along axle and then push on the side cover flange with some kind of sealent.NO NO NO The split does not go up , but faces forward unless you really have a "jones" about changing boots all the time. Its also a good idea to have the clamps tighten at the split of the boot. When finished ,let the car down, roll it backwards ( with S.O. on door sill ) and remove crows foot or bolt. (DO NOT FORGET THIS) Now pour yourself a adult beverage,Kick back and tell yourselve you did a good job.
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  David

I'm not sure how the rest of ya'll feel, but we have received a supreme gift in David.

He has forgotten more about Volkswagens than most of us will ever know.

Thanks David!!

PS, If I can`t find me a VW project I think I will get a VW emblem off of a van and put it on the front of my Volvo and call it a type 6. What do you think?
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  David

WELL DANG !!!!   In that case, I think everybody should "chip" in and buy me a Kubelwagen. Works for me.
   By the way, how do you install the little smiley faces and little jems of wisdom at the bottom of your post ? like your "reckon so" . Remember, you are talking to someone who is computer challanged.(kan`t spale ethar)
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  David

Thanks Zen. Are you still coming up to get your key stuff Sat.?  Call me at 1-423-802-7717 for some kind time thing
  David

In the short time David has been posting on our forums I've learned a lot from him.  But after re-reading this post, I've got one comment to add.  This is for the benefit of you young males out there who haven't yet learned the tact necessary to deal with your "significant other" in these type matters . . .

. . . If you have a " crows foot" with about 3/4 to 1 in. head on it, stick it between the spring plate and the spring plate stop.( you may have to have your S.O. stand on the door sill to make the Bug lay down on the that side) then when you jack the the car up  . . .

NEVER, EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE should you ask your S.O. to "sit here so the car will drop down and I can shove this crow's foot in here."   That crow's foot may get shoved somewhere else!  The proper way to do this is to ask them something like "Honey, can you help me out here?  Can you sit and tell me if you hear the *insert you're made-up part name here* behind the dash (that way, they will be sitting in the correct place, but looking away from you) clicking when I pry on the suspension with this crow's foot?  Shove it in where you need it and asked if they hear the clicking . . . when they say no (or yes, it really doesn't matter) tell them "Ok, honey, thanks for the help.  I've still got some work to do on it."  ::

In other words guys, you are asking them to be a dead weight.  This is one of those cases where what they don't know won't hurt 'em.

PS.  If my S.O. gets wind of this post . . . well, it's been nice knowing y'all!   :p

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