[T3] Front End Rubber

["Carver" <carver@ncwebsurfer.com>]

I removed the brake cylinders this weekend to find
that in the years of sitting in the hot California
summers, rubber parts on my car are dried out, 
broken, or missing.

The lower front shock mounts rattle on the bolts,
not the rubber to bolt connection, but the rubber
to shock connection rattles. Any fix other than
replacing the shocks?

The rubber stops that limits how high the front end
travels when the wheels are in the air are completely
shot. Are there replacements available, and what
are the properly called?

Every bellows type cover I looked closely at was
cracked, bummer.

But I was able to remove the brake components with
out much problem, other than to my back, ouch.
VW on the front, Varga on the rear.

Jeff '67 Sqbk - there are sure lots of places that
the mud wasps found to build nests within the front
end, including around the steering wheel shaft
where it's exposed below the soft joint.

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