You can use the non-eyed one as long as its thread is correct, so the long
inner one is just an left outer, but they are same as Bug parts - aren't
they, Russ?
The 9 degrees is from the parts book so I'm confident of that.
Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: RussW [mailto:russw@classicvw.org]
Sent: 13 August 2008 14:45
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] What is this (half of a) part?
Dave Hall wrote:
The tie-rod ends are all the same as the ones for a Bug same year,
except the inner one on the short rod which is angled. Up to '67
models it's a narrow taper, and from '68 it's a wide taper.
The longer inner one is left hand thread, and the same as the outer on
the shorter rod.
The odd one is a right-hand thread 9 degree angled one, 311 415 818
(up to
'67) or 818 B ('68 on). They are harder to find.
The inner joints fail less often, so you may not need the hard one to
find anyway.
Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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Both inner ends are different that a bug. The inner right on a bug has the
steering damper attached to it.
What year are you working with??
I have some of the later tie rod ends. 68 up. Straigth ones, both left and
right hand threads. I do not have the bent one, but Jim and I discussed
maybe trying to bend one in a press with the boot off.
Is it 9 degrees, or is it 7 degrees. I know the one for the T-34 is listed
as different.
BTW, on my 69 fastback, it was both the inner ones that failed, not the
outers. But they are all new now.