Lower Ball Joint Rubber Boot. 1972 Fastback
Lower Ball Joint Rubber Boot. 1972 Fastback
Looking for some advice. I need to replace the rubber boots on both lower ball joints but none of the regular suppliers seem to keep them. I believe the part number is 311 405 375A. I don't really want to spend about £80 replacing two complete ball joints just because the rubbers are split. Has anyone been down this road before? I can't see any Beetle or type 2 parts that are equivalent.
Re: Lower Ball Joint Rubber Boot. 1972 Fastback
There are universal ball joint boots on eBay. You get 3 different sizes for about a fiver. I've fitted them to a few different cars and they work perfectly well.
The sultan of swing
Re: Lower Ball Joint Rubber Boot. 1972 Fastback
I had a look at the universal ones but wasn't sure how suitable they were and how much give there are in them i.e. where the rubber fits on the ball joint I reckon is about 50mm dia. and the pin end is about 18mm dia. Presumably I need to go a bit smaller to stretch over and get a good fit.
Re: Lower Ball Joint Rubber Boot. 1972 Fastback
Yeah that should so the trick, if you can aviod buying the cheapest of the cheap you should get some decent rubber that lasts a few years.
The sultan of swing