[T3] ball joints

[Jim Adney]

On 9 Mar 2012 at 16:30, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

> As for the torsion arm bushings, what causes wear to them mostly is a lack  
> of grease. 

Yes, absolutely. Lots of places never noticed the upper grease 
fittings, so those bushings suffered the most.

> Keith and a couple of purists will tell you that lowering does damage 
> too (it probably does some), 

Moderate lowering probably has a negligible effect, but deep lowering 
increases the stresses on the beam bearings and bushings VERY 
significantly.

> There was a guy  on the Samba who machined his own brass bushings, as he 
> couldn't find any  replacements. I think ISP west has some in stock, but you need a 
> reamer (a big  one) after you install them. 

It's true that some bushings need to be reamed after installation, 
but the front beam bushings are not like that. New ones are ready to 
use as soon as they are installed. I have a few used ones, but if ISP 
has some new ones, they are probably the last ones in the world.

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