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Posted by: echocanyons May 25 2005, 11:35 PM

I reclocked my torsion bar adjuster caps recently. When I removed the caps there was, what I thought was dried grease around the base. I removed them and they basically desinigrated.

I have been looking at the parts diagrams and it looks like there is a gasket between the adjsuter cap and the suspension carrier.

Is this part needed? I would think that this is a fairly comon part but I cant seem to find it in the vendor catalogs.

Posted by: jgiroux67 May 26 2005, 01:03 AM

Ya I need the same. Mine were like a brittle sponge, ha if that makes any sence.

Posted by: McMark May 26 2005, 02:10 AM

If I were inclined to put something there I would think some felt cut to fit would make a nice grease retainer. That's really all it is, a grease retainer.

Posted by: 914Timo May 26 2005, 02:19 AM

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Is this part needed?

Hmmm.... No, not really.

I drove my 914 many years with out them. Then I decided to make them just for fun. I used gray "cellular plastic". The same material some sleep on in tents. Hope you know what I mean. I am sorry I dont know the right terms. But, those gaskets are really easy to make if you think you will need them.

Posted by: Gint May 26 2005, 05:50 AM

The last front suspension I did I couldn't find them either. They're foam pretty much. About a buck and a half each. Jason at Paragon was just about the only guy that even knew what I was talking about. Great guy, fantastic service.

http://www.paragon-products.com/

Posted by: ArtechnikA May 26 2005, 06:56 AM

901.341.475.00

i bought 'em under that number from Stoddard.

Posted by: Eric_Shea May 26 2005, 08:22 AM

PP has them as well. They're cheap.

Posted by: echocanyons May 26 2005, 01:06 PM

Thanks

I may as well install them.