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Re: [T3] Rear End sagging


On 5 Oct 98, at 23:33, Dave Hall wrote:

> Yes, my Beetle torsion bar was well rusted.  The outer end was also
> strongly magnetised.  If the paint surface is broken, VW say it must
> be repainted.  I've not heard of Type 3 torsion bars tending to
> break.

I've seen a fair number of broken front bars, all very rusted.  And 
at least one broken rear bar, assumed rusted.

I never tested for being magnetized, but this might just be a remnant 
of the forging process.  Did you think this was relevant in some way, 
or just interesting?

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