[T3] Parting out front axle and rear subframe!

[Keith Park]

Well, hopefully abuse does not include carrying heavy loads of crap on the
highway or cross country or include towing a boat several times a year.

:-)

Keith


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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 8:59 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Parting out front axle and rear subframe!

On 17 Sep 2011 at 20:23, Keith Park wrote:

> And then there's those of us with over 300Kmi on their rear suspensions
and
> wondering... well, how long DO they last??

Unless they are abused, as in my one past experience, or crashed, I 
expect them to last forever. The bearings, however, can't be expected 
to have more than some long finite life. Both outer roller bearings 
in the parts I just disassembled show signs of wear. Those are 
expensive bearings, but they are enough work to replace that I would 
probably not reuse these unless it was an emergency.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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