Date:         Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:12:47 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
Comments: cc: gorenj@COMCAST.NET
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In a message dated 29/07/2008 10:11:07 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        Jeannie, the best and least  expensive way to fix this little problem
is to have the piece you have  repaired.  Remove the entire sway bar with the
broken drop link still on  it.  Take to a machine shop and have them weld on
new threaded stud that  will duplicate what was there.  Install new bushings
and bushing sleeve,  still available from the dealer.  Use liberal amounts of
anti-seize or  grease on the bushing sleeve as the reason these are breaking is
the sleeve  is rusting to the stud and causing it to break,  It's got to move
in  there.   All drop links for the various Vanagon models are now  obsolete.
 I'm surprised you found one at a dealer.  His asking price  is because he
knows what he has is obsolete.





>>>>I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find a sway bar  connection link.
We have an '84 Vanagon.  I've called around to a  lot of places, and searched
online.  I found one at the dealership for  $170 (gasp!).  Is this what you
would recommend?  Or is there a  hidden cache of obscure VW parts I'm not aware
of?  We are in Denver, and  were planning on leaving next week for our yearly
vacation (in the bus!) and  time is rather tight for this fix.<<<<







Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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