<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Here’s how they are supposed to look. <div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2183499">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2183499</a></div><div><br></div><div>Mine were about as shot as yours. </div><div><br></div><div>Jacob<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 3, 2020, at 9:09 AM, Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>On 2 Sep 2020 at 16:24, Max Welton wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Are you sure about this?</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>Well, pretty sure. I've never seen one worn so much that I could see the </span><br><span>perforated steel ring inside, but this must be the part. It's possible that the </span><br><span>part in your photo is the remains of a lower arm seal. The thrust ring is </span><br><span>covered in dark silver grey hard plastic. The lower seal is covered in black </span><br><span>rubber.</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Bentley describes a "thrust ring" but doesn't have a picture of the part. I</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>was using the large orings to control lateral movement of the upper links.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>See Bentley, ch. 7, pg. 21, Fig.8-16. That's the thrust ring for the upper </span><br><span>arms. I believe that's what your part looked like before the plastic all wore </span><br><span>away. </span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>And this particular part (thought covered with powder-coating) shows no</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>signs of the wear you describe.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2084501.jpg</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2084500.jpg</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I have a pair of 311405129A "seals" on the way from ISP.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>There appears to be a typo in my parts book, so I'm going to have to make </span><br><span>some assumptions to correct it.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Upper O-ring seal: 311 405 129 A. I think I said earlier that the O-ring went </span><br><span>on the bottom; that was wrong.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The seal for the lower arms: My parts book shows that as 131 405 129 for </span><br><span>'65-on, no A version. This appears to be a typo. The correct number must be </span><br><span>either 131 405 179 or 311 405 179. I don't have any way to tell what is </span><br><span>correct. (None of these numbers shows up in my1989 price list.)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thrust ring for upper arms: 311 401 317 (44.15 mm dia) or 311 401 317 A </span><br><span>(44.35 mm dia.)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>*******************************</span><br><span>Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org</span><br><span>Madison, Wisconsin, USA</span><br><span>*******************************</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:</span><br><span>http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</span><br><span>If you need more help, contact: gregm@vwtype3.org</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>