Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:18:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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So, at what point in replacing bushings do you take it in for an alignment?
All of them?  30 year old rubber should be all shot.

Tires are expensive!

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Alistair Bell
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 12:18 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Front suspension bushing replacement

The stock bushings have flats on them, to be oriented so they are vertical"
that would seem to allow more lateral movement. I guess VW wanted to reduce
steering feedback?

The coupling, yeah, one more thing to replace :)

Alistair



On Sep 12, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

>> ..... My rack moved, but not as much as
>> yours. Even so, the new bushings were an upgrade.
>
> At the time, I wondered if it was a quality of rubber issue (OEM vs ?
make).
>
> And good catch on that coupling disc. I would suggest that the cracks
> may not easily be seen with the part still installed:
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/steeringcouplingdiscfrom%2781
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
>
> '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
>
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej