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<x-charset iso-8859-1>On Tuesday 16 October 2001 10:12, Jim Adney wrote: > On 16 Oct 2001, at 10:56, Mike H wrote: > > I have a problem with my '67 fastback. > > > > This is called a Z-bar and is part of the suspension used for only a > couple of years. In normal use it actually does nothing, but it does > come into play when the rear of the car is heavily loaded. Under > those conditions it helps the handling. Unless you like spirited > driving while heavily loaded you'll never miss it. > > The rubber parts on these have failed on most of the cars that had > them, and replacements are hard to find. It would be quite > reasonable to have your mechanic remove everything that is still > there and give them to you. That way you could keep them or sell > them to someone who wanted them. Taking them off now keeps > them from rattling and from getting lost along the side of the road. > There's also some small chance that they could damage some > other part of the car if they came loose on their own. > My '66 Fastback has never had them installed. I noticed it while i was under it working on the starter. There is even undercoat over the mounting bolts built into the body. If you feel you need one, as Jim says, remove the orginal one completely and replace it with an Empi camber compensator for a Type-1. -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT '66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe </x-charset>