4KQ rear control arm bushing HELP!!!!

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Yes, case closed it seems, just not an issue we've ever had to deal with over here  =)
Javad

> Yes, we are talking Europe, and since all cars in USA probably had power
> steering, this will make sense after all? A quick look in TFA (why
> had'nt I done that earlier?) suggests the same, one bushing for cars
> without power steering, one for cars with power steering. Case closed?
>
> PerL
>
>
> JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
>
> >Per, are we talking about Europe, because I know there was never such a thing
> >in the US, in fact, you couldn't get a manual steering car in the US after 83
> >or so, so maybe you are right?
> >
> >Javad
> >
> >
> ><< The bushings I removed from her car, which must have been the factory
> > installed bushings, were of the rubber type. Her car had only covered
> > 160k kms at the time so I do not think they had been replaced at an
> > earlier time. This car did not have powersteering.
> >
> > PerL
> >
> > JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >Yes, you are incorrect, they are just the early style bushings which were
> > >updated in about '84 or so.
> > >
> > >Javad
> > >
> > ><<  sisters 1987 VW Passat (aka Quantum) and found through a little bit of
> > > > research that the bushings you've described as the older type, is for
> > > > cars without power steering and the later steel sleeved type is for cars
> > > > with power steering. Any comments from the list, am I completely wrong
> > >here >>
> > > >>
> >
> >
> >