[T3] T3 Front end bushings

[James Lingenfelter]

  Correction: after seeing Jim Adney's reply, I realize it was the  
needle bearings on my car that were shot; a result of the front end  
not being properly lubed for years by previous owners. Now that I  
have a new front beam put in, I am making sure they stay lubed, in  
hopes that they will outlast me this time.

On Dec 17, 2012, at 11:03 PM, James Lingenfelter wrote:

> 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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