[T3] IRS Rear Shock Absorber Lower Rubber Bushing

[Jim Adney]

I told Gary that all IRS rear shocks are the same, but what I meant was that 
they all interchange. They are not all dimensionally identical. I wasn't clear 
on that.

Gary has a shock bushing which has chosen to "wander sideways" in his 
shock eyelet. I have pressed it back into position, but I don't know how 
permanent this repair is going to be. This is the lower eyelet of a rear IRS 
shock. There are actually many sizes that this could be, especially since this 
particular shock is not OE.

We need a bushing that will fit in a steel shock eye with an ID of 23.5 mm 
and an inner steel bushing with an OD of 16 mm. The rubber part has to fit 
between those two dimensions. It will be a very tight fit.

We would be interested in either a suitable bushing or a dead shock, with 
the right size lower eye, from which we can remove and reuse the bushing.

thanks,

Jim

On 23 Aug 2022 at 15:10, Gary Forsmo wrote:

> Anybody out there, in our Type 3 Group,  that may have an Independent Rear
> Suspension (IRS) Lower Shock Absorber Bushing?  I have a 1969 Squareback
> but Jim A. said:  "Any IRS Rear Shock Absorber Bushing will fit the
> "eyelet" on my '69."
> 
> I would like to buy the Rubber Bushing ONLY; but I will consider buying
> the entire Shock Absorber.


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