I am in the process of rebuilding a VWTA running gear. I have two questions. The reach tubes were very badly rusted so I am fabricating new ones from schedule 80 2" and 1-1/2" pipe that seem to telescope fairly well with each other. I notice that the old tubes seemed to have a split. I'm not sure if they were this way for a reason or is it just the way tubes were made and maybe the seam is rusted away. Secondly I need to rebuild the drawbar bolt. What was on there was a 1" rod with a spacer tube. I am wanting to rebuild it as the spring hitch version. In the spring hitch version is the drawbar bolt sized down to a 3/4" rod to allow for the thrust bushings?
Paul K.
Paul K.