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  1. 03-29-2017, 01:53 PM #1
    Max (SD)
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    Is this normal?

    One of my rear axle struts is missing a cap. Is this normal? Can a cap be purchased?

    My car is a 1968 911 USA model

    I have a feeling that it did not come that way from the factory. I don't see a part number for that. I did see a part for cap on the front control arms. I believe it is part # 900-040-008-01 would this fit on the rear?
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  2. 03-29-2017, 05:50 PM #2
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    That's just a large "Freeze plug." Yes, same type in front A arms, but wrong size. They are dished so that when they are struck in the center they expand for a tight fit. Engine builder suppliers,maybe McMaster might have them. You will probably have to buy oversize and have someone turn them down in a lathe.
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  3. 03-29-2017, 06:37 PM #3
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    People drill them out or pull them off to access the torsion bar which can get rusted tight. I've also seen people put a rubber cap over the end.
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  4. 03-29-2017, 06:38 PM #4
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    Thanks, just ordered from McMaster
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