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This is common in lowered or poorly lubed cars. Im all out of parts till I get a chance to cut a couple more beams next year. The 63 has the wider lower bushings... which you wont find unfortunately. Ilve sent my Front end FAQ Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yancy Everhart" <yancy.everhart@earthlink.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:53 AM Subject: [T3] Upper torsion arm needle bearings > While greasing the front end the other day I noticed some play in the > drivers side upper torsion arm bearing. > > I removed the torsion arms and sway bar only to find the needles in the > bearing broken in half! The passenger side seems to be fine, as the bearing > is intact and the red fiber-looking bushing was in place, (although > cracked). Here are a few images of my front end: > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/index.mv?photo+125805.jpg > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/index.mv?photo+125807.jpg > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/index.mv?photo+125809.jpg > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/index.mv?photo+125811.jpg > > The drivers side torsion arm looks pretty bad, so I am looking for a good > replacement -- anyone have one? I have located a new bearing, with p/n > 311.401.305A is this correct for my '63 T3 Ghia, chassis # 0166781? > > If that number is correct, how do I pull the old bearing out and drive the > new one in? > > I will also need 2 of the red fiber-composite bushings that go between the > axle and the torsion arm, along with torsion arm seals, p/n 311.405.129. > Anyone have any of these parts for sale or know where to find them? > > What do those of you with front end experience think I should do? > > Yancy Everhart > 66 Squareback > 63 343 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >