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Re: [T3] Rear suspension bump stop ?


On 9 Jan 2002, at 10:56, matthew jones wrote:

> my fastback is missing the rubber bump stop on the rear suspension, on one
> side. The whole lot has been removed, so all I have left is the round,
> slightly cupped area where it should be attached. The missing rubber looks a bit
> like a Russian doll and is about 6" tall. I have one on my parts car, but all
> the metal mounting kit is rusted away. The rusted remains are too far gone to
> work out how to replicate them.
> 
> Is there an easy way to fabricate a mounting ? All I have at the moment is
> the rubber part, and somewhere on the car to mount it.

The rubber part snaps over a mushroom-shaped metal knob which used to 
be welded in the center of the cupped area that you have. It is fairly common 
for these to be rusted away. I've never seen a cute way of replacing these, 
although I toyed with various ideas. I don't think that mushroom was ever 
available as a separate part from VW.

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

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