Thanks Mike. Appreciate that. I too saw the listing on Rock Auto. Thanks for the link. Maybe I'll reuse the ones I have. They feel pretty solid to me. My concern was that since the washer under the bolt head compressed the rubber a little (normal) I wasn't sure if recompressing the rubber (reseating the washer) would have a negative effect on the material. Of note, I have read that these parts have a weave of some kind of material bonded within the rubber. Do you know specifically what kind of nut to use? They don't look like the type with a nylon thread. (self locking) Thanks again, Neil. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > Neil, > I bought one from Rocky Mountain (now Mid-America) Motorworks, > and it's so hard, that it has practically NO flexibility; it appears to be > made of plastic instead of rubber. The non-reuseable locknuts should > be available in many places other than the dealer. > Yours look great, should be fine to re-use. > However, if you want, new OEM quality are still available; > > FEBI Part # 251419417BF Steering Shaft Coupling 251419417B > > USED ON; > AUDI 4000 CS QUATTRO (1986 - 1987) AUDI 4000 S QUATTRO (1984 - 1985) > VW BEETLE (1954 - 1978) VW FASTBACK (1966 - 1973) VW KARMANN > GHIA (1956 - 1974) VW SQUAREBACK (1966 - 1973) VW SUPER BEETLE (1971 > - 1979) VW THING (1973 - 1974) VW VANAGON (1980 - 1991) VW > VANAGON SYNCRO (1986 - 1991) > > available for $11.10 each @ > > http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?a=G-autoparts > > Probably for less @ one of our list vendors, though........... > > Mike B. > >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/steeringcouplers >> >> Is it safe to reuse these? >> >> (with new nuts from what I read. Dealership only item?) >> >> Thanks! >> >> Neil. >
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