Yes, I did, he's always my first stop. He has rebuilt racks for $350.00, $100 less than VW wants for new, but not the bushings. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Semko" <vwbuspilot@hotmail.com> To: <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 11:19 PM Subject: Re: steering rack bushings
> Have you tried Ron, at www.busdepot.com > > bet he has them. > > Ron Semko > Orlando, Florida > > > >From: John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> > >Reply-To: John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: steering rack bushings > >Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 22:19:30 -0500 > > > >Thanks Chris, but unfortunately no. I need the bushings that are actually > >pressed into the rack. I have access to a press. In fact I have access to a > >machine shop. If the bushings were round, I could have them made. > >Unfortunately, the picture in my Bently indicates that they have a flat > >side. I don't think my shop could make them, at least not without an > >engineering drawing. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "1980 VW Westfalia "Pokey"" <pokey@vanagon.org> > >To: "John Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> > >Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 10:06 PM > >Subject: Re: steering rack bushings > > > > > > > Is this what you're looking for: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=516164123 ? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Chris Gronski > > > Toronto, Ontario, > > > '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY > > > '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer > > > '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible > > > www.vanagon.org > > > www.gronski.com > > > www.nineeleven.org > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "John Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> > > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 9:47 PM > > > Subject: steering rack bushings > > > > > > > > > > Hi Volks > > > > > > > > My manual steering '84 needs new steering rack bushings. VW doesn't > >sell > > > > them, only new racks for $450. Anyone have a source for the bushings? > > > > > > > > TIA, > > > > John Flaherty > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > |
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