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Date:         Sun, 4 Mar 2012 22:26:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
Comments: To: den jolliffe <sondancer77@YAHOO.COM>
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I checked the Bentley. Page 40.2. They go out of their way to point to each washer. The top one says collar faces up and the bottom one says collar faces down. It should be noted that the Syncros use a different washer, almost flat.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of den jolliffe Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 5:17 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success

Is it me or is there a bolt missing on the red bushing bracket to the chassis....   Is that swaybar and link kit something new...I would be interested in where it was sourced...   As far as the washers go, I've seen dozens of exploded views and hundreds of swaybars installed on race cars and stockers....the washer is shaped like the top of the bushing to "contain" its shape under load...if it is installed with the curved surface up, there is no containment, and the bushing can expand to wear out prematurely.   Just my $.02   Another Dennis

>________________________________ > From: Skip <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 2:58:20 PM >Subject: Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success > >Thanks Dennis.  I'll switch the washers around.  I read an explanation on the samba and, if I remember correctly, the description was that the "convex" should face away from the bushing, which means the "concave" would face the bushing, which is incorrect.  Maybe I read it wrong, but I spent a lot of time trying to interpret the description... > >BTW, my method of using the "ratchet strap" worked on the passenger side, but never worked on the driver side.  Maybe I'll have better luck with the washers switched around. > >I will address the radius rod mounts.  I appreciate your effort to take a look at things.  Thank you. > >New springs are not that far off. > >Skip >----- Original Message ----- >From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Sent: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:15:12 -0000 (UTC) >Subject: Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success > >The washers are upside down, the cup should face away from the rubber. >Hard to tell from the picture but the rotors should be 11mm minimum thickness. >The radius rod mounts are most likely also shot. When they go the bushing-rod can wear out the hole in the chassis. Worn bad enough you have a welding repair there. >That corrosion on the springs can someday be a problem. The stresses from the corrosion can cause them to break. > >Dennis > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Skip >Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 11:03 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success > >http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/901951.jpg > >Finally succeeded in getting the nut on the anti-sway bar down-link threads.  After fabricating two metal rectangles with half-circles (to accommodate the the down-link and making room for the nut at the bottom) with two threaded rods to turn a couple of nuts to compress the rectangles, thereby compressing the rubber bushings without success...I resorted to a "ratchet strap" and had the nut on in a matter of seconds. > >See photo link above. > >If you do view the photo I welcome any comments regarding the condition of the other bushings, etc.  Thank you. > >Skip >Elgin, IL >'84 Westy, 1.9L WBXR > > >


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