Date:         Tue, 10 Aug 1999 08:46:23 +0200
Reply-To:     Helmut Zeidler <Helmut_Zeidler@NOTESMAIL.NOKIA.COM>
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From:         Helmut Zeidler <Helmut_Zeidler@NOTESMAIL.NOKIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: stabilizer link repair?
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>The archives are very, very down. I recall
>seeing an e-mail or personal
>web page that described drilling and tapping
>a snapped stabilizer link
>so that a bolt/washer could do the job of
>the lower half of the
>assembly.

>If anyone has a lead to this info I would
>appreciate hearing from you.

Hy,

I had to replace the links on my '80 last year. It was the
first time. Both links were broken and I search for some
good ones on local salvage yards, but 50% are unusable.
On the local yard they asked 10 USD for two used links.

I took some pictures and sent them to Martin Jagersand
who already offers a web site about this common failure.
The URL for the link is

http://www.cs.rochester.edu:80/u/jag/vw/body/swaybar.html

If you need to have the pictures, too, I will send them as
privat mail.

There are two kind of links, those curved ones on the early,
and straight ones on the later Vanagons. I only heard that
the curved one will brake some time, not the straight. But
they are not replaceable.

Helmut
'80 Vanagaudi