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RE: Lower subframe stress bar Q



when I got my frame fixed, the frame guy had teh same problem, he used a
winch to gently pull both arms together and slipped the part in (I also have
the eurosport race sub frame) it only means one thing though is that if you
have exhasut of need to work on tha tables it will be a pain in the butt to
remove, after talking to him about this, he lightly enlarged the holes of
the front A-arm holes of the frame (I also only had about 1/8" to go, and
now it slips in just fine, he also reinforced the holes by welding after he
expanded the holes of the frame with a metal thick washer into the new hole
position so that there would be no play and prevent any possible future
damage.

I know there are 4 point adjustable (autotech makes one if I recall
correctly) but it is fairly expensive.

g'luck

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Michael Carlson
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 8:55 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Lower subframe stress bar Q


Okay, so I finally got around to installing my spiffy Eurosport 4-point
lower stress bar tonight.

Got the car jacked up and on jack stands, removed the appropriate bolts,
and....the blasted thing won't line up on both sides.  :(  It looks like the
hole for the other control arm bolt is about 1/8" too far outward.

What are my options?  Get an adjustable 2-point bar?  (Do they exist?)  Take
my 'rocco in to have the frame straightened?  Tweak the 4-point bar to fit?
(Doesn't seem like the best idea...)

Thanks,
Mike Carlson
'84 Scirocco Wolfsburg Edition
'95 GTI VR6
http://members.home.net/mikes.vws



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