[T3] Front End Shakes

[Craigs List]

Jim,

I wool look into that this weekend. I would rather get it fixed completely
than just patch it. I will let you know.

Adam
On Jun 9, 2014 7:42 PM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> 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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