Re: [T3] "Newby" & Anti-Sway Question

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

On 31 Jul 2008 at 20:50, Ken Rose wrote:

> I just bought a mostly original '68 Squareback (my wife has
> affectionately named it "Pops") this past weekend and discovered this
> mailing list soon thereafter which I have been following the posts for
> the past several days. 

Welcome to our sick little world. You'll find the best Type 3 info 
available anywhere here on this list.  

> I am recently new "again" to air cooled VW's as I owned a '69 bug in
> high school some 22 plus years ago that I used to do all the
> maintenance on myself. 

Your past experience will certainly help, but there are a LOT of 
differences between a Beetle and a Type 3. We like to refer to Type 
3s as "Beetles with the bugs worked out." Just study your manual and 
ask questions here as they come up and you'll do fine.

> to help me along I just ordered the Bentley repair manual which I
> should have early next week.  I assume this manual will help
> considerably. 

That's the best manual available for our cars. There's really nothing 
else that you'll need.

> I do actually have a question for the community.  I have not received
> the Bentley manual so please forgive my descriptions of the parts. 
> However, I was looking under the rear of the car and noticed a "bar"
> dangling from the passenger drive axle. 

That's referred to as the "Z-bar" and it has to do with controlling 
the suspension when driving with heavy loads. Those parts are often 
worn out and replacements are hard to find. ISP MAY have them, but 
the best thing to do might be to just remove all those parts and 
store them away. That will avoid the rattles. The Z-bar was only 
installed for a couple years, 67-8, IIRC. If there's nothing left on 
the driver's side, that's what you'll want to do anyway.  

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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