Lean to starboard

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 31 Oct 2016, 3:10 pm

#1031184

While I haven't owned my bay very long I just noticed today that it has a bit of a list to starboard, ie, it is slightly lower on the drivers side than the passenger side ( about 20mm) is this common and what's the best fix ?

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AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 31 Oct 2016, 5:25 pm

#1031186

donn wrote:what's the best fix ?

Go to the gym and lose some weight😉

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

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grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 31 Oct 2016, 7:11 pm

#1031190

AA003 wrote:
donn wrote:what's the best fix ?
Go to the gym and lose some weight😉

keep going around roundabouts,particularly the ones in Taree.🙅🙅:no
Sorry Donn,sometimes the torsion bars do sag and can be adjusted to give the height that you want.

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 31 Oct 2016, 8:55 pm

#1031197

Could have broken torsion leaves on one side. I have seen this before. The only way to check is to take the swing arms off one side and draw the leaves out and inspect.

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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 31 Oct 2016, 10:11 pm

#1031199

Ha ha AA003 you may be closer to the truth than I'd like you to be.
I'm hoping that grumble is closer to the solution than helbus. Unfortunately I'm thinking that if it's simply sagged then surely both sides would sag equally, though it is the drivers side that has sagged and that also has the added weight of the cupboards ( it's a camper ), would that make a difference ?

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AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 1 Nov 2016, 5:01 am

#1031200

T3 Westies have this problem due to the weight of the cupboards.

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 28 Jul 2017, 1:06 pm

#1036960

donn wrote:While I haven't owned my bay very long I just noticed today that it has a bit of a list to starboard, ie, it is slightly lower on the drivers side than the passenger side ( about 20mm) is this common and what's the best fix ?

orig cbrds are chipbrd...heavy..I like gd plywood.

also you may wanna take the bus out of the water?? list...starboard...etc
lol

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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 29 Jul 2017, 6:54 am

#1036971

donn wrote:While I haven't owned my bay very long I just noticed today that it has a bit of a list to starboard, ie, it is slightly lower on the drivers side than the passenger side ( about 20mm) is this common and what's the best fix ?

Could be worse :-
http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10370438/sideways-volkswagen-bus-speedycop/

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AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 29 Jul 2017, 6:56 pm

#1036978

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂