[T3] Front axle beam question

[Adriel Rowley]

Well, who makes a good caliper that you would trust the measurements? ;p I have at least two beams here.


Hope this helps,
Adriel




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1971 Sunroof Squareback with F.I. - In the Process of Being Dog Wgn 2
1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD-T - Dog Wgn
Master's Student, A.S.U., living in north central Mesa, AZ


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> From: jadney at vwtype3.org
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 14:08:54 -0500
> Subject: Re: [T3] Front axle beam question
>
> On 30 Sep 2014 at 19:58, Keith Park wrote:
>
>> OK, I couldnt find my NOS ones, I was sure I had them but maybe they got
>> used on the crate or I was thinking of the NOS upper early one (before they
>> went to O rings), I have a good used one, the collar that inserts into the
>> beam is steel backed so it wont crush out like the seal portion, its 3/16"
>> deep. Sorry about having to wait this long and then still cant find the NOS
>> but I looked in the place I thought I had them and not.
>
> Okay, 3/16" is .1875" while 5 mm is ~.200". Bentley shows a minimum
> clearance dimension there of 4.5 mm, which would be ~.180, which is
> less than your 3/16", and would interfere.
>
> Any chance you can make a better measurement, like to a tenth of a
> mm, or so?
>
> My old seals measure just a bit over 5 mm, so a 5 mm setback would be
> too little, but the steel skeleton in my seals has rusted and
> expanded, making these measurements iffy.
>
> Maybe it's time to ask Dennis to pull his spare axle beam out and
> measure the setback on both sides, just to get a better average.
>
> Dennis, could you go ahead and make those measurements sometime, when
> it's convenient?
>
> This is bumming me out. It shouldn't be so hard, and Bentley (and VW)
> shouldn't have gotten this wrong. My guess is that this setback
> should be 6 mm +/- 0.5 mm.
>
>
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