[T3] T3 Master Cylinder, Axle Beam, Rocker Panels

[Jim Adney]

On 20 Jul 2011 at 15:47, Dave Hall wrote:

> The torsion arm inner bushings changed from '65 models - no other changes to
> the bushes.
> 
> The bare beam itself changed in late '62, according to the parts book, and
> the inner bushings in '65 models.  The bits that fit on it changed at
> various years. It's quite a long job changing over everything, but if your
> beam is badly rusted, it's the only thing you can do really.

Many years ago, I helped a friend replace the beam in his '64 with 
one from a '67. To our astonishment, we discovered a number of 
changes. We found that the inner bushes were closer to the outside on 
the early beam, so the part of the torsion arm that stuck in there 
was longer in the later version. (Or maybe I have that backwards; it 
was ~40 years ago.)

We also discovered that the upper Zerks were in the beam clamp plates 
on the late beam but inboard of the clamp plates on the early beam. 
Only the late clamp plates had the hole in them to clear the late 
Zerks.

In the end, it was a whole lot more work to switch everything over, 
while preserving his existing brakes, than we had ever expected.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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