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rear torsion bar tube - beetle
battybat - March 19th, 2005 at 01:06 PM

Hi guys

what sort of grease for this?

cheers

Terry


battybat - March 19th, 2005 at 02:36 PM

and...

when you take the torsion bars out it releases the pressure and they move down!

do you put them back in in the position they come out - as seems possible, or do you have to re-apply the torsion, which seems difficult!

perhaps should of left them in, bt I wanted to see whether they needed greasing!!!!

the grease seems obvious now - and I was told rubber grease for the bushes


lugnuts - March 20th, 2005 at 12:28 AM

The rubber bushes go on dry so ive heard,maybe some talcum powder.:thumb


BiX - March 20th, 2005 at 07:57 PM

best to put them back at the same angle (unless you want o lower or left them). once the tension has been released. you should have measured this. best way is to put a trolley jack under them and jack them up and then put some pressure on the end plate to pull them over the lip (also use a large screw driver, but be VERY VERY careful, as there is alot of force in them if they slip!!)


vw54 - March 21st, 2005 at 07:06 AM

Use plenty of Moly black grease ..... you need a protractor to set up the correct angle for the trailng arm.