[T3] steering column coupling disc

Craig A. detailphreak at gmail.com
Tue Jul 5 17:28:56 PDT 2011


Anyone have a picture of one?  I'm wondering if a proper replacement can be
made of aluminum.  A lot of modernish cars have aluminum replacements for
rubber rag joints.

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On Jul 5, 2011 8:09 PM, "Dennis Stiefel" <dlstiefel at dekalbk12.org> wrote:
>
> Never had one of these go out on a VW myself but I did on a late 60s Ford
> pick-up a few years ago. They have a very similar set up but don't know if
> you could get it to work. I know the one I got at my local part store and
it
> had cloth reinforcement in it. Could be something to look into.
>
> Dennis Stiefel
>
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> Subject: Re: [T3] steering column coupling disc
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>
> In a message dated 7/5/2011 7:06:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> spinningrooves at gmail.com writes:
>
> Is  rubber or urethane preferred?  I see both as replacements  .
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Actually the cloth reinforced (like OE) is preferred. Unfortunately,
nobody
>  offers them anymore. The urethane or rubber only are actually a bad idea,
> as  if/when it breaks, you lose ALL steering. :O If you old one is an OE
> type, I'd  be tempted to leave it alone (unless Dave Hall knows where we
can
>
> get the  correct OE type).
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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