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Re: [T3] torsion arm puller....



DONT BUGGER UP that sloped portion!!  youll tear your seals up afterward. 
pulling here is not good.

Keith

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> From: Renville, Jason <JRenville@wafertech.com>
> To: a vw <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Subject: FW: [T3] torsion arm puller....
> Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 7:55 PM
> 
> I used a generic Craftsman two armed pulley puller and a large hose
clamp.
> I used the hose clamp to hold the two arms together.  They wanted to slip
> off of the sloped portion of the swingarm.  Its easy to do though.  Write
> directly if you want specific directions.  i think they were posted in
the
> past?   Anyone still have tQøŽ> Thank You,
> 
> Jason Renville
> Jrenville@wafertech.com
> 
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	ccandgc@pixi.com[SMTP:ccandgc@pixi.com]
> > Sent: 	Saturday, May 08, 1999 2:06 AM
> > To: 	type3@vwtype3.org
> > Subject: 	[T3] torsion arm puller....
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Im at the point in every T3's owners life when the inevitable question
> > comes 
> > up-to lower the front or not. Well, my notch's P.O. lowered her ALOT.
> > I want to raise the front *a little*.I was looking in one of my manuals
I
> > got off e-bay and they showed a puller to remove the torsion arm. What
> > kind
> > of puller has anybody used to do this? I need to do it at this point,
as I
> > have new KYB's for all 4 corners and all the fenders are off, so what
> > better
> > time!?
> > How difficult is this? I know that they have been off sometime in the
past
> > few years, so hopefully they wont be stuck.
> > 
> > Is there a generic puller that will work? Like a tie-rod or hub puller
> > that'll work?
> > 
> > TIA,
> > Chad
> > 
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