so what is the tolerance for the OD ?

alistair

On 2012-08-29, at 7:48 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> OD is somewhat critical. Too small and the bushings won't be properly
> loaded, too large and they will be damaged.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Alistair Bell
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:03 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
>
> but seriously, the sleeve is not *that" critical in ID, length is though.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2012-08-29, at 5:25 PM, neil n wrote:
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I'll be replacing the radius arm bushings. My bet is that the steel
>> sleeves are at least pretty rusty. Those sleeves are NLA from VW.
>>
>> I sourced some  DOM ROUND TUBE 0.750 X 0.120  (inch)  steel pipe locally
> from:
>>
>> http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/catalog/STEEL-COLD_ROLLED/TUBE_ROUND/
>> DOM
>>
>> This pipe fits in the new rubber bushing, but the ID is *slightly*
>> larger by 0.26 mm
>>
>> Likely I'm being totally "Type A" about this, but is that 0.26mm
>> anything to be concerned about? Like will that play cause wear,
>> performance, alignment issues?
>>
>> Thanks much,
>>
>> Neil.
>>
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