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Re: [T3] balljoints


On 8 Jul 2004 at 17:02, vwsquareback@mycingular.com wrote:

> I know balljoints are upper and lower specific. Are they also left and right
> specific? I have two part # 311 405 361B and two 311 405 371C. Are they the
> right ones? Which one goes where? On my car they both look the same size.
> The ones I have one looks a bit larger than the other. Thanks guys. 

There are uppers and lowers, and earlys and lates. Ls & Rs are identical. I can 
check the numbers tonight to make sure you have the right ones for your '72. 
The early/late boundary is something like 65/66, so you need the lates.

BTW, unless the boots are torn, I find the OE ball joints to be extremely 
durable. I've never had to replace one. There are aftermarket ball joints of 
greatly inferior quality out there, so you don't want to replace good OE ball 
joints with cheap ones. Instructions on checking them are in the Bentley 
manual.  

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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