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By the way, it was the driver's side rear wheel that was being swapped out. Thanks, Kris >From: "Kris Kuckowicz" <chached_jag@hotmail.com> >To: type3@vwtype3.org >Subject: [T3] Strange Days >Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 22:11:44 -0700 > >Wow, what a day. I get my transmission in yesterday, and get everything >sorted out and running perfectly after switching out the shifter so I have >4 >forward and 1 reverse (WOOOHOOO!!). Nothing like being able to cruise the >city backwards ;). BTW, thanks everyone for the help on that one. > >Then I'm driving along the freeway and I get a flat. No spare. No jack. >It's raining. In California. On the side of the freeway. Cell phone. Call >friend. He brings all the helpful tools. Needless to say, I finally get >the >car back to my house and take my friend's spare off, throw on an extra tire >of my own and start letting her down, when all of a sudden there's a loud >(metal) snapping sound. The jack was still secure, so I resumed lowering >the >car. It wouldn't stop until it bottomed out. Insert constant stream of >cuss >words here. I amazed even myself with my newfound vocabulary. So was my >neighbor. And their 10 year old daughter. > >So, basically I'm asking any ideas other than that the torsion bar snapped? >And if it did, do they make new ones? Are they the same bars as can be >found >in the same year or later bugs? Please any help would be greatly >appreciated. > >Thank you in advance, > >Kris Kuckowicz > >P.S. The previous owner did lower and raise the car quite often if that is >of any wonder > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp