Date:         Wed, 15 May 1996 09:27:28 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         walshp@h1l6xa.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil (Pat Walsh)
Subject:      Re: Removing Rear Springplate (Spring Plate Colors)

BusBoys@aol.com writes:
>
>Ian Hallet (hallet@agric.nsw.gov.au) writes:
>
>>>Does anyone know what the differences are between the various colours of
>>>torsion bars as regards the different models of bay window VWs?
>
>On Bay Window 68-79 Models, Red or Brown Bars are Standard Load Duty.  Heavy
>Duty Bars, normally installed on Ambulances and most Commercial Models are
>Green as per Factory Microfiche.  Green bars are very difficult to locate :(
>.
>
>My .005 cents worth :)
>
FYI, my '71 has orange or maybe brown ones.  It's a factory Westfalia so it's
got SOME extra weight to it, but apparently not enough to warrent bars like
for an ambulance.  But I'd never heard of this color coding myself.  I DO know
that according to Bentley, different years/models had different DIAMETER bars,
with different numbers of splines.  I don't have my book right here, but I
remember it had a pretty good table with the different diameters and spring
plate angles for different vehicles.

Pat Walsh, '71 Westy, walshp@camry.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil