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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#913294
Dont shoot me down but....

can you still buy replacement rubber bushes for the eyes of shock absorbers?
I know that most of you will say that if the bushes are worn out then the shocks are worn out, but bear with me, just want to drag a little more life out of them while i get the cash together for a decent set.

I'm talking about my T3 caravelle for what is worth,

Cheers
Brendan
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#913295
Special Air Service wrote:I know that most of you will say that if the bushes are worn out then the shocks are worn out,

I'm talking about my T3 caravelle for what is worth,

Cheers
Brendan

Hi,
If Your shocks are actually worn out, they will have very little if any effect on Your worn rubbers..
No pressure... No noise...

I only had this problem back in the 70's with a type 3 variant.
I used to buy generic rubbers.. Two half rubbers so You just pushed one in each side...
putting a full one in was impossible for Me... lol..
unless I left the steel bush out.. lol
but I know a lot more now.. lol

Maybe repco or auto one may still have them..

the two halves don't last as long as the original one piece but very easy to install...
some soapy water and a vyce may make installing the full ones easier now... lol
I believe they were a standard rubber bushing... common now too

something else I've done in last few years is cut the rubber and steel bush out of an old shock... lol
rubbers are usually OK...

cheers

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

gerggl Wolfsburg Wizard

447 posts · joined Sep 2010 ·

#913386
Really Lee ... rubbers are still OK ??? 🙅
Greg Gordon-Lane

Brisbane


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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#913418
gerggl wrote:Really Lee ... rubbers are still OK ??? 🙅
Yes
go and cut some shock rubbers out

usually You will find they are OK..

takes a lot to chop them out..

and once the shock has leaked, the shock just goes up & down..

Especially with light cars like beetles , remembering that the same rubbers are used in many shocks on all sorts and weights of cars.. that is why they are used, as its very difficult to compress the rubber between the shock and steel bushing... and they do usually last the life of a shock on a beetle etc..

I don't use the old rubbers but just get the steel bush out of them as they can come in handy at times.
and not on a car... lol

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---