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This is actually quite helpful, although It isnt a consice answer I wasnt aware that any freeplay was OK. Sounds like I need to add my Front end to all the other systems that need to be gone through on my Square. But Since Ive had over 100Kmi of trouble free service I really cant complain. I just need to get it to Myrtle Creek and back :-) Thanks, Keith > When the lowers are new, the play in them is nearly zero, but as the (nylon?) > cups in them wear, the springs advance the cups so that there is no completely > free play. Somewhere around 2.5mm later, faces of the plastic cups are about to > meet, and that's when the joints start to get "free" play. You're actually fine > as long as the joint is still spring loaded, but that is impossible to tell > with the joint mounted in the car and under torsion bar tension. > > I know this is probably not very clear, but it's really hard to describe in > typed words. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >