[T3] Axle Beam

Dave Hall dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk
Tue Oct 15 17:32:58 PDT 2013


I reckon the special angled tie-rod (inner short tie-rod) end is worth
keeping if it's not worn out.  They're not too easy to find.  Replacement
boots are available, so don't reject it on that basis.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 15 October 2013 23:32
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Axle Beam

On 15 Oct 2013 at 14:55, J. Jonik wrote:

> I'm rounding up various collections of my scrap metal (and car 
> batteries and copper wire, etc.) to sell at a scrap yard. One thing is 
> a rusted useless T-III axle beam.

The only parts really worth keeping are also really hard to salvage: 
the 4 needle bearings, 4 journal bearings and all the seals, etc. 
These are pressed into the beam and are hard to get out intact.

I salvaged some of these a few years ago. If I had it to do over again, I'd
cut up the axle beam with a Sawsall or large bandsaw. I used a cutting torch
and that was a mistake. It did almost as much harm as good.

If you're willing to cut up the beam into little bits, you can send me the
bits and I'll press the parts out. I've got the tools to do that part
easily.

The steering damper is worth keeping. Oil the shaft and tie it down,
compressed into the body to keep it from rusting.

The steering gearbox is something I always keep, but no one has ever asked
me for one.

Tie rod ends seem like they might be worth keeping, but I recently priced
them on line, and they are cheap. If the boots are torn, forget them.

Ball joints and trailing arms are worth keeping, especially if the ball
joint boots are good.

Torsion bars are worth keeping, but note that lower bars are different, L &
R. They are stamped on one end, and if you put them on the wrong side they
will break rather quickly.


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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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