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On 4 Sep 2002, at 10:45, Mark Seaton wrote: > Quickie for you- whats the difference between early and late knuckles- is it the > taper or the screw thread that changed- just want to make sure that the ones I > just bought are correct- 2 have large threads and 2 smaller but all the same > taper- should I be concerned? You mean the tie rod end taper? If so, that changed in 67 or so and it is not actually in the steering knuckle; it is in the steering arm, which can be swapped if necessary. BTW, this just made me realize that someone with an early car who can't get tie rod ends anymore could just swap in late steering and Pitman arms and then use the late tie rod ends. You might need late tie rods, too. I don't know whether the threads changed. There are at least 4 different knuckles, ignoring L vs R, early to late: start-??? Small ball joint pinch bolts, drum brakes ???-mid 68 Large pinch bolt, small inner wheel bearing, small disk brake bolts mid 68-late 71 Large pinch bolt, large inner wheel bearing, small disk brake bolts late 71-73 Large pinch bolt, large inner wheel bearing, large disk brake bolts - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/