The OD seems larger due to thicker material and a circumference  machined
groove just offset of the center,looks like to let the suspension travel
farther without binding

Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy

On Aug 29, 2012 9:55 PM, "neil n" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

Heh.

Yup. I have a lathe Alistair, but my ML7 is still In pieces.    ;)

Saw your page. Thanks!

I will cut and shape to the correct length. I have an "ok" spare
sleeve in hand and there's measurements on thesamba.com

@ Dennis: Yes had seen that vendors carry them. The fact that I have
yet to refinish and assemble my ML7 not withstanding, I would like to
get the radius rod job done asap. OTOH, I really should open a mail
box in Blaine WA and get in the habit of ordering online when need be.

The rubber bushings I purchased from VM Autohaus in Burnaby might be
OEM. They were ~ $45 a pair have "Germany" and the Audi  " ���� "
mark on them.  Then again, those marks may mean bupkuss.

@ Ralph. For sure. I think SS is the way to go!  Were the SS sleeves
you got *exactly* the same ID as the original sleeves?

Neil.

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Neil,
>
> I thought you ...