[T3] Rear Torsion Bars on a '71

["Radoje Spasojevic" <rspasoje@mindspring.com>]

Howdy all,
  Just joined the list to hopefully learn more about the '71 Type 3 that
my mother has decided I will be maintaining and repairing for her.  She
bought it new in '71 so she is pretty attached to it.  Anyhow the rear
end is starting to sag pretty badly, and with the amount of use the
vehicle has seen (300k + miles, several trips across N. America and
Europe), I suggested that we replace the rear torsion bars rather than
adjust them (I assumed they even could be adjusted).  Anyhow I'm fairly
mechanical, but my forte is 4x4 trucks and Yugos (of all things), so I
was hoping for some pointers or other tips & tricks people could give me
when doing this job.  I searched back through the archive and didn't
find anything specific to what I was going to be doing, though it was
only a cursory search.  Anyhow, thanks in advance for any assistance

Radoje Spasojevic

 

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