[T3] Axle Beams

[Dave Hall]

An old motor engineer in the UK replaced his inner bushings with a special
alloy - I can't recall what it was, but it wasn't oolite as that wouldn't
have taken the stress in that situation.  I've a note of it somewhere - may
be on here in the archive.  He's passed on now, so I can't find out how it
lasted.  You would need to be a machinist or have an engineering workshop to
do the work, so I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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Subject: Re: [T3] Axle Beams

 
In a message dated 7/14/2011 12:28:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
gbforsmo at gmail.com writes:

So ....  what I'm looking for is the BEST, USED, 1961 THRU 1972 Axle Beam
from any  T3; Notch, Square or Fasty?
No other VW models will fit.  Eh?



Right. Like Jim said, it's not an easy job, and you'll need some jack
stands, floor jack, and maybe even a helper. Keep in mind that your existing
spindles, rotors, calipers, and steering box can/will be re-used. The big
key (besides finding a rust free one), is getting one with good inner
bushings. 
 I know Keith can tell you all about that, as he normally does the front end
tech  sessions at the Invasion. I think ISP is working on a bushing
solution, however  the material will still need to be reamed after
installation. 
There's also a guy  in either Oregon, or California, that used bronze
bushings to rebuild his. He  found some that were close in size (still
needed to be turned down, and opened  up), machined them to factory spec
(OD), then reamed them (ID)  to match  his trailing arms. Turned out quite
nice (he posted pics on the Samba).  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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