RE: [T3] sagging front end

[Gurrola_J <Gurrola_J@BLS.GOV>]

Jim wrote:
"When new, the tops of the front tires were approx level with the top of

the front fender arches."

I have read this over and over and it does not make any sense to me.
Can you elaborate please?


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From: 	Jim Adney[SMTP:jadney@vwtype3.org]
Sent: 	Saturday, September 19, 1998 1:11 PM
To: 	type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: 	Re: [T3] sagging front end

On 18 Sep 98, at 17:56, ZzZxXt3@aol.com wrote:

>   I have a 1968 fastback with a sagging front end which leans to the
drivers
> side. The previous owner weighed 250-300 lbs and used to drive the car
about
> 60 miles everyday to work for around 23 years. So i am guessing the
body of
> the car has 275,000+ miles on it. How can i fix this sagging front
end? Is it
> possible??

It is possible to reset the torsion bars, but it is a big job.  First 
you should check to be sure that the car is actually sagged.  When 
new, the tops of the front tires were approx level with the top of 
the front fender arches.

If one side is much lower than the other, you may just have a problem 
(broken torsion bar) on one side.  This is still a big job to fix.

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