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[T3] Strange Days


Wow, what a day.  I get my transmission in yesterday, and get everything 
sorted out and running perfectly after switching out the shifter so I have 4 
forward and 1 reverse (WOOOHOOO!!). Nothing like being able to cruise the 
city backwards ;).  BTW, thanks everyone for the help on that one.

Then I'm driving along the freeway and I get a flat.  No spare.  No jack.  
It's raining. In California. On the side of the freeway.  Cell phone.  Call 
friend. He brings all the helpful tools.  Needless to say, I finally get the 
car back to my house and take my friend's spare off, throw on an extra tire 
of my own and start letting her down, when all of a sudden there's a loud 
(metal) snapping sound. The jack was still secure, so I resumed lowering the 
car. It wouldn't stop until it bottomed out.  Insert constant stream of cuss 
words here.  I amazed even myself with my newfound vocabulary.  So was my 
neighbor.  And their 10 year old daughter.

So, basically I'm asking any ideas other than that the torsion bar snapped? 
And if it did, do they make new ones? Are they the same bars as can be found 
in the same year or later bugs? Please any help would be greatly 
appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

Kris Kuckowicz

P.S. The previous owner did lower and raise the car quite often if that is 
of any wonder



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