[T3] Tired Searching for Tires

[Dave Hall]

I don't know what you mean by 'number four'.  

Figure 3.5 in Bentley describes the steering lock clip.  What I've found is
that on full lock and over uneven ground, the steering knuckle graunches up
and down on the torsion arm, wearing an indentation in the torsion arm
mainly.  That allows the wheel to move through a greater arc and can cause
rubbing of the tyre on the wheel well.  
The clip just puts back a bit of metal to restore the limit on the steering
lock.  I made a clip using a piece of card to work out what shape it needed
to be.  

On my father's '58 Beetle, the absence of steering stops allowed the
suspension to wear the inside of the front tyre so much that it ripped it
open after a time.  Luckily I was driving slowly at the time!  I don't think
it would happen on a Type 3.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Adriel
Rowley
Sent: 06 February 2012 03:35
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires

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> From: dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:39:16 +0000
> Subject: Re: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires
>
> Sometimes rubbing on Type 3s is because the steering knuckle assembly 
> has worn where it rubs on the torsion arm.

You mean number four gets warn where it seats in the bearings?

The front end is replaced, but sagged quit a bit, so this Easter Break
making a special trip and try and figure out what went wrong and fix it. The
old front end had some odd wear from number one and for over extending
during traversing rough roads (Sandy Eggo is got enough pot holes to make
one feel they are off roading especially when they bend a rim). In short,
not sure I still have the issue.

>There is a part (no. 8 on parts
> picture at http://home.clara.net/hallvw/type3/T3pbo/T3pb4-6.htm ) 
>which I  think has been repro-ed that clamps round the torsion arm and 
>acts as a  steering stop. Stock tyres can rub due to this wear, 
>particularly when  manoeuvring in reverse. I made a strip of metal into 
>a steering stop clamp  when a fussy tester was concerned at the lightest of
rubbing in reverse.
> The rubber moulding sprues on the tyre walls were not even rubbed off 
>by the  contact, just a bit of tarry underseal.
>
I have seen this in the Bentley, but was not sure how to manufacture it, so
where does one get the reproduction? Wonder now I think on it, might be able
to use the arm as a anvil and wrap the stock over it?


Thank you,
Adriel
 		 	   		  
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