Re: [T3] Vehicle height

["Jim Showker" <jshowker@comcast.net>]

>Only if the PO went through the process before you. Be sure to make your
>own clear marks to be sure.

And I might add, do not scratch the paint on the bar end as it will rust
eventually and the bar will fail.  It should be liberally coated with grease
to prevent any rust from starting.  A thin line of rust from a scratch can
become a crack.  Otherwise the torsion bars will last forever.

Jim Showker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Ayres" <comwest@att.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Vehicle height


> JimS=> Doesn't the VW type3 have a different number of splines on
> => the inside versus outside of the torsion bar? Thus you can make
> => micro adjustments in ride height by rotating the bar in its mounting
> splines.
>
> That's essentially true. It takes some fussing around, paying close
> attention and sometimes cursing when the parts are and stuck together,
> as well as some trial and error in getting it where you want it.
>
> => isn't there also a mark on the outside so you can get back to
> original position?
>
> Only if the PO went through the process before you. Be sure to make your
> own clear marks to be sure.
>
>
> Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
> '66 KG1600
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>