The OD seems larger due to thicker material and a circumference machined groove just offset of the center,looks like to let the suspension travel farther without binding Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Aug 29, 2012 9:55 PM, "neil n" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: Heh. Yup. I have a lathe Alistair, but my ML7 is still In pieces. ;) Saw your page. Thanks! I will cut and shape to the correct length. I have an "ok" spare sleeve in hand and there's measurements on thesamba.com @ Dennis: Yes had seen that vendors carry them. The fact that I have yet to refinish and assemble my ML7 not withstanding, I would like to get the radius rod job done asap. OTOH, I really should open a mail box in Blaine WA and get in the habit of ordering online when need be. The rubber bushings I purchased from VM Autohaus in Burnaby might be OEM. They were ~ $45 a pair have "Germany" and the Audi " רררר " mark on them. Then again, those marks may mean bupkuss. @ Ralph. For sure. I think SS is the way to go! Were the SS sleeves you got *exactly* the same ID as the original sleeves? Neil.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Neil, > > I thought you ... |
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