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Type 4 steering damper NLA
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:00 am
by Bill K.
Aircooled.net and bughaus.com both are out of type 4 steering dampers and report they are NLA
I was able to get the last one at bughaus, so I'm good for now.
Any ideas for future replacements?
stearing damper
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:42 am
by albert
hy bill , they sale that in many place , try ,,cip. 1 ,,, and samba ,,,
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:06 am
by Specky VW freak
Came across this problem myself. Even bought some NOS dampers, but the seals had gone and they didn't last very long.
As a result my 412 sedan currently runs with a super beetle one that had the end cut off and a Type 4 one professionally welded on in its place (damper kept in bucket of water while this was done to keep damper cool).
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:49 am
by raygreenwood
With just a little work there are a number of generic dampers that can work. I measured some out a few years back from the generic truck dampers available at Pep boys. A few of the 1" models juuuust barely fit.
Right now, I am running two type 4 dampers. They run "spoon style"...end to end...with a simple bracket holing them together. It works nicely for roads with lots of washboard. Ray