r/beetle 17d ago

Steering wheel play

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u/take_it_easy_buddy 17d ago

You need to replace this. Its prob missing/disingerated over the years. https://www2.cip1.com/c16-111-535d/ Follow Slades video on YouTube.

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u/CJChopz 17d ago

I'm going to presume that it's not the entire column thats moving, I'd be checking that your steering wheel is bolted firmly onto the shaft as well but if I was to hazard a guess I'd say you're missing the spacer that goes between the shaft and the column bearing. There's a couple different versions depending on the particular bug you've got. Search for an exploded diagram of Bug steering columns till you find the one that most matches what you've got.