Keeping Your Legend Alive
- Wed, 11 Jun 2008
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Available 13 June!
Save yourself some money with our Keeping Your Legend Alive maintenance and servicing guides and learn how to keep your air-cooled VW ticking along for years to come. Covering everything from what to look for in a pre-MoT check to tuning your engine and lowering the suspension. This is 'the' guide no air-cooled VW fan should be without!
You may recall that we've produced a few KYLA manuals (four no less) over the years and we felt it was about time we gave you a newer and better version.
Keeping Your Legend Alive is aimed at the complete novice with some very useful how to guides on maintenance, tuning, servicing and even a few tips for the modifier in you. Even those with the technical know how will find this magazine useful. And while most of the work carried out in the guides was done on Beetles, much of the information applies across the whole air-cooled range.
So what's inside:
Essential tools: Basically exactly that - what tools you should own in order to keep your VW going strong
Pre Mot check: What to look for before booking your annual MoT
Adjusting headlights: The legal requirements and the best way to do it
Basic service: It might be simple but it's what keeps your VW running
Checking spark plugs: Are your plugs telling you something?
Replacing points: Getting the best from the dizzy and hopefully curing that flat spot
Checking the fan belt: A vital piece of equipment but so often overlooked
Adjusting tappets: An easy but essential task to keep the engine running sweet
Exhaust and heater fix: Sort that blowing exhaust and get your heaters up to spec
Ignition Timing: Making sure the timing is set right and advancing properly
Carburettor tune: A break down of the Solex carb and how to set it up
Budget engine upgrades: What to go for and what works best
Performance engine parts: aimed mainly at the over 1776cc range
Front wheel bearings: Getting an ominous noise from the front of your Beetle?
1302/03 ball joint replacement: Worn ball joints are common on later Bugs and should be attended to immediately.
Rear hub seals: Leaking axle seals can seriously compromise your brakes
Rear axle gaiters: Unless you spot oil on the drive you probably won't notice that they're worn
Adjusting brakes: Well it's stupid not to check them really isn't it!
Bleeding brakes: A good idea if the fluid is old- you'll notice the difference!
Brake upgrades: What are the options? We give you the lowdown!
Lowering you VW: An old favourite but some methods and products have changed!
Custom wheels: A brief guide to a few choice wheels but also covering the options surrounding adapter, wheel bolt and tyre choice
Roadside fixes: A quick breakdown of what to look for if your VW should ever... er... breakdown!
As we said, 'the' essential MUST HAVE technical guide for any air-cooled VW enthusiast!
Keeping Your Legend Alive is now available online through our eBay shop
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Latest comments
August 07 19:13
Steve Speirs
ordered mine from the VolksWorld eBay store this morning!
thanks Jon for your help,
--steve
--www.iwantavolkswagenbus.com
September 01 15:40
Angry_Lyrad
Are their an further copies available, I keep checking the ebay store but the shop was empty
thanks
May 26 13:33
August
Also was trying to get hold of a copy of both this and the bus - as i cannot get them here in South Africa, guess i will have to try on ebay - can i not order them trough IPC? to be mailed with my subscription?
May 09 12:06
John Blyth
Hey, i would also like to obtain a copy of this technical manual ,but ebay says the shop does no longer exist . What are my options , is it longer availabe.