Hi, I'm working on the sway bar of my "new" '86 syncro (7 passenger). One of the drop links had broken at the shoulder. I managed to mount the drop link on the lathe, ("ring" end held in 4 jaw chuck so that the broken end swung true, helped with steady rest, there is a slight bend in this version of the drop link.) and I faced the broken end flat, and drilled and tapped for a 10 X 1.5 bolt. I am going to screw in then weld threaded section The old "ring end" rubber bushings are VW and my question is: is the sway bar hole offset in the bushing? It appears to be in the old bushings but I can't tell if this is due to wear. (The thing about finally getting a lathe is that everything looks like a fun turning job. I'm playing around with old urethane skateboard wheels seeing how they machine with an eye on trying to make new bushings) Thanks, Alistair '86 syncro 7 passenger '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ |
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