Yes, I did, he's always my first stop. He has rebuilt racks for $350.00,
$100 less than VW wants for new, but not the bushings.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Semko" <vwbuspilot@hotmail.com>
To: <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: steering rack bushings

> Have you tried Ron, at www.busdepot.com
>
> bet he has them.
>
> Ron Semko
> Orlando, Florida
>
>
> >From: John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
> >Reply-To: John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: steering rack bushings
> >Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 22:19:30 -0500
> >
> >Thanks Chris, but unfortunately no. I need the bushings that are actually
> >pressed into the rack. I have access to a press. In fact I have access to
a
> >machine shop. If the bushings were round, I could have them made.
> >Unfortunately, the picture in my Bently indicates that they have a flat
> >side. I don't think my shop could make them, at least not without an
> >engineering drawing.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "1980 VW Westfalia "Pokey"" <pokey@vanagon.org>
> >To: "John Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 10:06 PM
> >Subject: Re: steering rack bushings
> >
> >
> > > Is this what you're looking for:
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=516164123 ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chris Gronski
> > > Toronto, Ontario,
> > > '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
> > > '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
> > > '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible
> > > www.vanagon.org
> > > www.gronski.com
> > > www.nineeleven.org
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 9:47 PM
> > > Subject: steering rack bushings
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Volks
> > > >
> > > > My manual steering '84 needs new steering rack bushings. VW doesn't
> >sell
> > > > them, only new racks for $450. Anyone have a source for the
bushings?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > > John Flaherty
> > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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