Re: [T3] Front axle rubber bump stops

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 10 Mar 2002, at 21:14, craig.webb wrote:

> On another note, I've also found a small rust hole in the axle.  This is in
> the lower axle section at the very bottom, where the axle fixes to the
> chassis and is clamped by the cover plates.  Am I ok to weld this up?

That's where they all rust thru. You can weld it, but you have to be very 
careful to keep the adjacent bearing parts cool; there is a plastic thrust 
bushing in there that is easily destroyed.

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