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He apparently has salvaged one or two bushes from a rusty beam, so I've indicated the factory method of changing, with warning on not damaging the plastic support. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Torsion arm inner bushes > On 22 Jul 2005 at 21:01, Dave Hall wrote: > > > I was asked if these were available. Lower ones specifically, and some thoughts > > on changing them, as they have worn and damaged the torsion arms. The guy has > > OK arms to use in their place, and says the needle bearings are OK. > > Anyone know, please? ISTR the chap who lived down near Mexico had done this > > himself (? Martinez?), but he seems not to be here at the moment. > > I may have a couple, but none that I'd be willing to sell. It would probably be > possible to get good used ones out of a rusted-out front end, however. I > suspect that this is the only real source for those bushings. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~