[T3] bushing for front control arm

[James Lingenfelter]

Hopefully this is not the problem I had on my '68 squareback.  
Alignment guy told me the "bushing" was bad, when it was actually a  
bearing on the type III. They are obsolete, and I took the route of  
finding an entire good front end from a salvage car, rather than  
trying to remove and replace bearings. Donor car was apparently not a  
'68, and all years are NOT the same.... lots of additional pain and  
suffering getting the new front end to work.

On Apr 10, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Shari Hawkins wrote:

> I'm getting ready to get my '68 Notchback out again for the season,  
> and I have a novice question for the group. Last autumn a mechanic  
> told me I needed a "right front control arm bushing." When he had  
> the car up, he grabbed the tire and showed me how he could jiggle  
> the wheel. I had a really hard time finding a bushing, and the one  
> part I could find ended up being the wrong size.
>
> Two questions:
> 1)  Where can I find this part (if this is really even what I need)?
> 2)  Is it okay to drive short distances until I replace the part?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Shari and "Cloudy"
>
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