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--- BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > As for getting the spring plate bolts back on, I use > a floor jack (if you > have the body on), and longer bolts to get the > plates in alignment. If you don't > have the body in place, then you might have to get > creative. I hope this helps. I've used a strut spring compressor. Both for T1 (swing axel) body on, and off. The length of the spring compressor bolt is just right. And the compressor's hooks grab nice and solid. I use it for both installing and removing the torsion arms. Or to put it another way, to load or unload the tension on the torsion bars. IIRC the unloaded arms measured in at around 22◦. But keep in mind that the chassis will need to be level both front/back, and side/side. Otherwise the measurements from the angel finders will not match each other from side to side. For installing the cover, I didn't have longer bolts. So in the top holes I used two of the stock bolts. And on the bottom I used two large "C" clamps to gradually/evenly clamp it tight enough to install the lower bolts. FYI reindexing the torsion arm (UP) one outer spline, gives you about a 2 1/2" drop in ride height. And before you start reindexing anything make sure you place reference marks on the arm, and the bar, or the bar and the housing. This way if you don't like the reindexing, you can always return it to stock, and leave it, or start reindexing all over again. Cheers, ===== John La Francois Blauvelt, NY '65 Notch S (Nubb) Awaiting rustoration '67 Beetle (Bubb) Currently under rustoration, by owner '98 Jetta GL (Wolfgang) Wife's Daily Driver Director: Lower Hudson VW Association http://www.geocities.com/lhva88 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page ? Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~