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On 9 May 2005 at 9:32, Jim Showker wrote: > Are tie rod ends and ball joints standard vw parts, like on a type 1? They are standard type 3 parts. I think some of them are the same as some beetle parts. > Are they different after the style change in '70? No, but the tie rod ends did change around '66. The threaded stud got larger by 2mm then. > Is there a tool available to pop the tie rod ends loose or will a small > bearing puller work? Yes, use the special puller, check JC Whitney. That's where I bought mine, 30 years ago. > Is front and rear window rubber available that allows retention of the stock > metal trim pieces? Yes, just look for rubber that isn't referred to as "Cal Look." The quality is irregular. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~