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- Porsche 356A 1955-59
- Porsche 356B 1959-63
Ensure your classic Porsche’s torsion-bar suspension remains quiet, stable and correctly aligned with this rubber sleeve. Designed for Porsche models such as the 356 A/B, this sleeve features a seating rim for precise positioning and helps isolate torsional loads while maintaining correct mount geometry. A critical yet often overlooked component in torsion-bar systems, this replacement sleeve restores proper bar support, reduces noise and ensures ride height and suspension behavior.
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Fits:
- Porsche 356A 1955-59
- Porsche 356B 1959-63
Diagram Ref No 36
What This Product Does:
- The sleeve cushions the torsion bar where it passes through or mounts to the chassis or spring plate. Because torsion-bars twist under load, this sleeve helps reduce metal-to-metal contact, absorb vibrations or harshness, and maintain correct bar location and alignment.
- The “with rim” detail likely means it has a flange or rim that seats against a plate or bracket, ensuring correct fit and preventing movement of the sleeve out of position.
- By keeping the torsion bar isolated and aligned, the sleeve helps maintain correct ride height, suspension behavior, and prevents unwanted noise, wear, or alignment shifts due to a loose or worn bar mount.
Symptoms & Signs Of Wear Or Failure:
- Clunks or knocks from the rear (or whichever end the torsion bar is mounted) when going over bumps, indicating the torsion bar is moving within its mount.
- Loss of ride height or inconsistent ride height, because the torsion bar may not be seating properly.
- Increased vibration or harshness being transmitted from the torsion bar area into the chassis or cabin.
- Suspension geometry changes / alignment drift, because the torsion bar may shift or twist out of its correct location.
- Visible rubber degradation — cracking, splitting, flattening, or the rim/seating portion being damaged. On inspection you may see the sleeve has collapsed or the rim no longer seats properly.
- Over time, rubber components like this sleeve degrade from age, heat, load, UV exposure and the twisting action of the torsion bar. A worn sleeve compromises the mount of the torsion bar and therefore the overall behavior of the suspension.
- Especially in older vehicles or restorations, replacing such small components is critical to preserving the integrity of the suspension system rather than just chasing obvious wear points.
- For classic Porsche owners maintaining these older torsion-bar systems, ensuring these sleeves are in good condition means you’ll keep ride height correct, less unwanted movement, better durability, and fewer secondary failures (e.g., as the bar shifts it may overload other bearings or mounts).
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