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<x-charset iso-8859-1>I cant honestly remember the brand of the ones Ive accumulated, but Ive never been unhappy with the quality as I could see upon inspection. My issue with the earlier joints sprouted from my 65 Notch, they only had 70K on them and the boots were intact, they felt good when I checked them. 2K later they were loose... and needed replacement. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback (with no empty nipples!) 65 Notchback (still suckin its gas!) 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Ball Joints > On 20 Jan 2002, at 17:46, Keith Park wrote: > > > New joints are available, about $20ea. All the joints are interchangable > > year to year but not top to bottom, however the early ones with the grease > > fittings arent as long lasting. > > Can you still get the good German ball joints (I forget the brand...) at that > price? > > I thought that the quality of the OEM joints of both styles was the same, but > that the early ones with the lube fitting had a longevity edge. Overlubing > these will destroy them, however, if the boot breaks and admits water and > dirt. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > </x-charset>