Front Axle Beam

Is the axle beam bent from an accident or rusted out? If not, I would keep the old beam. Replace ball joints, shocks, tie rod ends.

BTW, on a '74 you have to saw off or bend out of the way the safety bumper struts before you can remove the beam.

Speedy Jim

it's rusted out it some places. really i did not know that thanks. I just got the car about 6 weeks ago. an been trying to make it run an all lol. thanks Brian

Speedy Jim wrote:

If the beam is rusted, I would take a hard look at the rest of the car before sinking any cash into it. Could be a money pit.

Jim

That's very good advice (as always, Jim).

Should you find that only the beam needs replacing, go to:

Remco

........Very good advice. If he does have a bent or rusted beam and chooses to replace it, I purchased a rebuilt from spindle to spindle beam from a mail order retailer (this was before there was an Aircooled.Net) several years ago and the shipping by truck freight wasn't as bad as you might think. Don't remember the amount for the truck freight but it couldn't have been more than maybe $40 from California to my driveway here in upstate NY. I just recently removed that beam from my '70 bug and installed it on my '77 and finally started getting some good use out of it before putting the bug away for the winter.