Lucky you !  I may have a lead on someone who can rebuild old ones.  Also, VW Classic Parts is working on getting the original manufacturer to make more.  Stay tuned !

On 2012-08-27, at 5:01 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> I just got three of the small universal joints that attach to the power
> steering rack on all Vanagons with power steering.  These joints are
> impossible to get new right now.  If you would like one you can order it
> through our store.  The part number is *281422417.  I will also post
> this on thesamba.com tomorrow and they will probably be gone in short
> order but I thought I would see if anyone on the list needed one before
> I did that.  The price is $325 each.

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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