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Re: [T3] Radius Arm


On 7 Aug 2006 at 16:29, Mike Fisher wrote:

> I've got the radius arm free from the axle but have only about 3/16" gap so 
> far prying with a crow bar.  The arm is resting on the ledge still.  I tried 
> lifting ARM with jack to get it off the ledge but didn't have much better 
> luck prying that way.  Should I try hammering on the backside of the ARM? 
> Is a crowbar the only possible tool used to separate the radius arm from the 
> torsion bar?

There is a LOT of force/torque on that spline. Make SURE that you're 
not in a position to get hurt when the arm finally slips out and 
swings down.

I think the best way to pull the arm out is to jack it up while 
prying on the backside. The manual shows a special tool being used to 
do the jacking, but there are other ways to do it. I've heard of 
people using a floor jack but chaining the body of the jack to the 
car above so that the body can't just lift up. The problem is that 
the swing arm is pretty short when you're doing this so it takes more 
force here than the weight of that corner of the car.

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