[T3] Front End Shakes

[Jim Adney]

On 9 Jun 2014 at 16:26, Craigs List wrote:

> Thanks for the tips. The top torsion bar needed to be tightened. It was
> lose. I am all good now.

Just tightening the right side of the sway bar does not typically 
solve this problem. You need to fix the problem on the left side.

The usual problem here is that the dimple in the left end of the sway 
bar has become elongated, allowing the left trailing arm to move, 
rather than being fixed with respect to the sway bar. What you really 
need to do, is remove the sway bar and drill a deeper dimple for the 
set screw. You'll need to be careful in determining the original 
position when you drill the deeper dimple.

In extreme instances I have flipped the bar over and drilled a 
completely new dimple on the other side.

The sway bar can be removed by jacking up the car, removing both 
front wheels, removing the attachment bolts on both ends, and driving 
the bar out to the left side. It's actually a lot easier than you 
might expect.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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