Re: [T3] Radius Arm

["Mike Fisher" <fisherfarms@uwol.net>]

<x-flowed>I got the radius arm up a spline and bolted back to the axle using the floor 
jack/chain method BUT my torsion bar cover is about a bolt hole off !  So, 
I'm a little bewildered wondering what my next move ought to be?  Mike 
Fisher  Harrisburg, OR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Radius Arm


> On 7 Aug 2006 at 16:29, Mike Fisher wrote:
>
> > I've got the radius arm free from the axle but have only about 3/16" gap 
> > so
> > far prying with a crow bar.  The arm is resting on the ledge still.  I 
> > tried
> > lifting ARM with jack to get it off the ledge but didn't have much better
> > luck prying that way.  Should I try hammering on the backside of the ARM?
> > Is a crowbar the only possible tool used to separate the radius arm from 
> > the
> > torsion bar?
>
> There is a LOT of force/torque on that spline. Make SURE that you're
> not in a position to get hurt when the arm finally slips out and
> swings down.
>
> I think the best way to pull the arm out is to jack it up while
> prying on the backside. The manual shows a special tool being used to
> do the jacking, but there are other ways to do it. I've heard of
> people using a floor jack but chaining the body of the jack to the
> car above so that the body can't just lift up. The problem is that
> the swing arm is pretty short when you're doing this so it takes more
> force here than the weight of that corner of the car.
>
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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