[T3] ball joints

[Dave Hall]

If it's the sway bar that attaches to the upper torsion arms, it would take
less than an hour to adjust out the slack, maybe even less than 1/2 hour.
It doesn't even cost a drive for parts.  
Movement due to that cause can be felt with the wheels on the ground - you
could probbaly even free the lock tab enough to tighten the bolt a quarter
turn at a time, and check for an improvement each time.  I think you can get
to the bolt with wheel turned out without even lifting the car. 

Sorry I'm not close enough to come round and wobble the wheels for you. 

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Sheridan
Sent: 08 March 2012 22:09
To: type3-vwtype3.org at lists.vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] ball joints

Also,
I should clarify, because I have 2 young children and a wife who has had it
up past here with my VW issue, I have very little time to actually work on
the car. Therefore, when they go out of town for a weekend next month, my
intention is to not just replace currently broken parts, but anything that
may or may not break within the next 5 years. Yes I'm totally annoyed by the
the squealing brakes and creaking and judder, since the brake parts are
practically new, and yes the calipers could be totally fine and may be
installed wrong, but I'm not committed to exploring  that first, I'd rather
go in once and replace everything and then see if I still get the squeal.
That is why I'm replacing all those parts. If I have the opportunity to get
under the front end, I want to do everything one time, not troubleshoot and
buy parts one at a time etc. I don't have the time to do that anymore
unfortunately. I know you'll argue that It's a waste of parts and time and
money because I haven't properly trouble shot the problem, but this is what
I have to do to keep this thing daily driving without working on it every
weekend.
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