Chris Higgins wrote: > > I recently discovered that the front driver's-side stabilizer link on my 81 > Vanagon was broken. You know, the small bar which connects the stabilizer > bar to the lower control rod. Is this a common problem? > > Now that I have all the repair parts (thanks to Bus Depot & Burlington > VW) -- stabilizer link, upper an lower bushings, washers, nut -- how should > they be installed? Bentley doesn't cover this well, except for their > illustration. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > CHRIS HIGGINS > chiggins@bellatlantic.net > '81 Vanagon L Hi Chris: I had the same problem on my '81 Vanagon about three years ago. Since I live in Norther Ontario, and parts are hard to find, I simply cut off the threaded portion of the rod, and had hard hex bolts welded on, and replaced both sides while at it. Since then I've driven to both extremes of the Continent, on some of the roughest roads around, The repair only cost me $20.00 Cdn. Brian Wilson '81 Vanagon |
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