[T3] Inner lower bushing dimensions?

[Jacob Wener]

Here’s how they are supposed to look. 

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2183499

Mine were about as shot as yours. 

Jacob

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 3, 2020, at 9:09 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> On 2 Sep 2020 at 16:24, Max Welton wrote:
> 
>> Are you sure about this?
> 
> Well, pretty sure. I've never seen one worn so much that I could see the 
> perforated steel ring inside, but this must be the part. It's possible that the 
> part in your photo is the remains of a lower arm seal. The thrust ring is 
> covered in dark silver grey hard plastic. The lower seal is covered in black 
> rubber.
> 
>> Bentley describes a "thrust ring" but doesn't have a picture of the part. I
>> was using the large orings to control lateral movement of the upper links.
> 
> See Bentley, ch. 7, pg. 21, Fig.8-16. That's the thrust ring for the upper 
> arms. I believe that's what your part looked like before the plastic all wore 
> away.  
> 
>> And this particular part (thought covered with powder-coating) shows no
>> signs of the wear you describe.
>> 
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2084501.jpg
>> 
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2084500.jpg
>> 
>> I have a pair of 311405129A "seals" on the way from ISP.
> 
> There appears to be a typo in my parts book, so I'm going to have to make 
> some assumptions to correct it.
> 
> Upper O-ring seal: 311 405 129 A. I think I said earlier that the O-ring went 
> on the bottom; that was wrong.
> 
> The seal for the lower arms: My parts book shows that as 131 405 129 for 
> '65-on, no A version. This appears to be a typo. The correct number must be 
> either 131 405 179 or 311 405 179. I don't have any way to tell what is 
> correct. (None of these numbers shows up in my1989 price list.)
> 
> Thrust ring for upper arms: 311 401 317 (44.15 mm dia) or 311 401 317 A 
> (44.35 mm dia.)
> 
> 
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