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 type3lover
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| posted on December 28th, 2005 at 10:50 AM |
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kombi ball joint boots
Hey all,
My 76 Bay needs new ball joint boots.
The joints seem to be still in good nick.
Will type 3 boots fit or do I need type 2 ones?
Cheers!
Toby :thumb
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 vw54
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| posted on December 28th, 2005 at 07:02 PM |
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new type 2 boots anda 25 ton press to change them
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| posted on December 28th, 2005 at 08:43 PM |
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G'day,
I'm in Darwin over Christmas and New year and tried the 2 VW sources in town and both said they could not get new boots only anymore, but new ball
joints available at about $60 ea, cheaper to get and old wrecked Bay with good boots and swap them over.
Cheers, Ian.
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type3lover
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| posted on December 30th, 2005 at 08:33 AM |
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Thanks fellas,
I have some new ball joint boots in 2 sizes but I don't know what type they are for. One is 60mm OD and the other is about 48mm OD.
Also I didn't realise that I needed to press out the joints to change the boots.
I am due for rego - will the mechanic knock me back for split boots?
Cheers!
Toby :thumb
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| posted on December 30th, 2005 at 08:39 AM |
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mick has new t2 boots ,the lower ones arnt to bad to change the uppers --like dave said
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| posted on December 30th, 2005 at 11:06 AM |
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G'day type3lover,
You don't have to press out the top joints to change boots, but you do have to get the big camber/caster tapered thing off which can be a bit of a
pain, but persevere and you'll get it off.
Good to hear Mick has new ones, thanks.
Cheers, Ian.
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| posted on December 30th, 2005 at 11:37 AM |
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Hi, i have these rebuilt with new ball joints/boots, complete trailing arms! come as a set of 4,.
on ebay or at my site
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4600833261&rd=1&sspagen...
http://www.volksfolks.biz
cheers Andy
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type3lover
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| posted on January 14th, 2006 at 10:20 AM |
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OK, thanks guys.
I got the torsion arms out and the ball joints were totally stuffed!
Have had new ones pressed in and will be putting it all back together this weekend if the rain holds off.
Thanks Volksfolks for your offer but it was more practical to find a solution locally.
Looking for some info on the reassembly process now...
Cheers!
Toby :thumb
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