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The early ones can have shiney smooth balls and still be bad, there is a coller so something inside that eather wears or breaks up and allows for play... check the joint for play in a vise. There should be none. Keith . > > The "wear" that I can see looks normal, as in like new. What I can't see is > what the condition of the ball is. If it is rusty and pitted then it needs to be > replaced, but if the darkness I see in the picture is just old grease with a > smooth shiny ball under it then it is fine. > > > I checked the wear per my '61 shop manual, it is within spec. > > If the ball looks okay then it is just fine. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/