Thanks Mike. Appreciate that.

I too saw the listing on Rock Auto. Thanks for the link.

Maybe I'll reuse the ones I have. They feel pretty solid to me. My
concern was that since the washer under the bolt head compressed the
rubber a little (normal) I wasn't sure if recompressing the rubber
(reseating the washer) would have a negative effect on the material.

Of note, I have read that these parts have a weave of some kind of
material bonded within the rubber.

Do you know specifically what kind of nut to use?

They don't look like the type with a nylon thread. (self locking)

Thanks again,

Neil.

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
> Neil,
>  I bought one from Rocky Mountain (now Mid-America) Motorworks,
> and it's so hard, that it has practically NO flexibility; it appears to be
> made of plastic instead of rubber.  The non-reuseable locknuts should
> be available in many places other than the dealer.
>  Yours look great, should be fine to re-use.
>  However, if you want, new OEM quality are still available;
>
> FEBI Part # 251419417BF Steering Shaft Coupling    251419417B
>
> USED ON;
>     AUDI 4000 CS QUATTRO (1986 - 1987)     AUDI 4000 S QUATTRO (1984 - 1985)
>     VW BEETLE (1954 - 1978)     VW FASTBACK (1966 - 1973)     VW KARMANN
> GHIA (1956 - 1974)     VW SQUAREBACK (1966 - 1973)     VW SUPER BEETLE (1971
> - 1979)     VW THING (1973 - 1974)     VW VANAGON (1980 - 1991)     VW
> VANAGON SYNCRO (1986 - 1991)
>
> available for $11.10 each @
>
> http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?a=G-autoparts
>
> Probably for less @ one of our list vendors, though...........
>
>  Mike B.
>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/steeringcouplers
>>
>> Is it safe to reuse these?
>>
>> (with new nuts from what I read. Dealership only item?)
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Neil.
>

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