[T3] T3 Front end bushings

[James Lingenfelter]

If this is what I'm thinking it is, they are impossible to get. I had  
one mechanic tell me he thought he could modify a bushing from a  
super beetle to fit, but after several failed attempts he gave up.  
They were also shot on my '68, and I ended up having to find an  
entire front end out of a salvage car to replace it with. I once  
talked to a guy who had a machine shop make him new ones for cheap,  
but I'm not sure exactly how he went about that. Yet another person  
told me that even if you could get new ones, it is nearly impossible  
to remove and replace the old ones.

On Dec 17, 2012, at 1:54 PM, timothy kuehn wrote:

>
> Hello, all.
>
> My squareback's control arm bushings - am I calling them the right  
> name? - are shot.
> No luck finding them at any of the usual suppliers (WCM, ISP,  
> Bill&Steve, etc).
> Anyone have some, or even one, in usable condition?
>
> These are the bushings that go around the ends of the torsion bars,  
> just inboard of the lower control arms.
> Are they the same right and left?
>
> I'd love to hear anyone's ideas for a work-around, or adapting  
> bushings from another car?
>
> Happy holidays.
>
> --Timmy
> '72 square
> Venice, CA
>
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