Re: [T3] Help! Tire size for my Square

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 28 Jan 2002, at 12:51, Mark Seaton @ Mo-Sys wrote:

> Jim, what is this ever-common loose sway bar- I want to check that mine is
> OK- do you mean the arm that connects to the steering box shaft?

It's not part of the steering. It's the upper torsion bar in the front axle beam. It 
attaches to the upper trailing arms on each side: The left side is a "fixed" 
attachment and the right one is adjustable, but the left one sometimes works 
loose and lets things wobble.

The test for this is to have someone grab the top of either front wheel while 
you watch from below. They should push & pull hard while you look at the 
point where the upper trailing arm comes out of the axle beam. If you can 
see the trailing arm moving in and out of the axle beam by any visible 
amount then it is possible that the left fixing screw has worked itself loose. If 
there is just the tiniest amount of motion this is probably normal play, but it 
won't hurt to pull off the wheel, loosen the locknut, and torque the set screw.

The Bentley manual has pictures and details.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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