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Old 22nd April 2018, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 27litres View Post
Found these too if anyone needs link rods.
Perhaps a better solution than the Polish ones.
OEM look with better strength:
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/X2-AUDI-VW-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-ACTUATOR-LINK-ARM-SHORT-1-077198327A
I stumbled upon those link rods too while Googling the repair kit part number. Or rather I stumbled upon this video, which seems to be promoting the same link rods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y39PPmJm8c8

I have the Gruven parts on the car but I think I might order a pair of those Delrin link rods to replace the OEM ones on my spare manifold.
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