VANAGON archives -- January 2007, week 1 (#327)

Date:         Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:26:28 -0500
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Subject:      steering U-joint Re: Looking for part
Comments: To: Gary McEachern <glmceach@GMAIL.COM>
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Please post your findings.   I talked to my local drive shaft shop.
He stated he can rebuild them, cheap, but he won't because
of the liability.    Ideas welcome?
                           JOE.  W

Gary McEachern wrote:

> Hello
> I'm looking for the universal joint that goes into the steering rack
> on a van with power steering. The bearings in mine appear to be bad as
> there is a lot of play.
>
> Please let me know if you have a good used part to sell or if you know
> of a source for the bearings so I could rebuild mine. The VW part for
> the "U" joint is 281-422-417.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary
>
>

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