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splitfamily4tune8* Kombi Kommander Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 288 Location: melbourne
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:19 am Post subject: any clues on spring plate removal?....
having a bit of trouble removing the spring plates from 69 bay....any hints?...i've eased the plate over the lug on the lower edge that holds residual tension.....cant seem to budge from there
cheers
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Brookie Site Admin Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 3446 Location: Avon Valley WA
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:31 am Post subject:
All my books just say ease over lug with tyre lever or similar- which manual are you using?
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splitfamily4tune8* Kombi Kommander Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 288 Location: melbourne
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:48 am Post subject:
haynes manual.....says the same...... _________________ existentialism has no future
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splitfamily4tune8* Kombi Kommander Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 288 Location: melbourne
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:59 am Post subject:
ha..got it.....used a 5' extension on the pry bar, torsion bar came with it
cheers
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Brookie Site Admin Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 3446 Location: Avon Valley WA
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject:
Haynes, Clymers, Scientific Publications,Gregorys, InterEurope, and Autobook say lever and most show pics with lever approx 2"-3" from torsion bar.
Hit it with a bigger hammer.
Can you get one side off and push the other out on torsion bar?
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Brookie Site Admin Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 3446 Location: Avon Valley WA
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject:
Haynes, Clymers, Scientific Publications,Gregorys, InterEurope, and Autobook say lever and most show pics with lever approx 2"-3" from torsion bar.
Hit it with a bigger hammer.
Can you get one side off and push the other out on torsion bar?
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Brookie Site Admin Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 3446 Location: Avon Valley WA
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:
I think we have been cross posting
This link is far more explanatory than manuals..
http://vwmagazine.com/tech/oct_tech.html
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splitfamily4tune8* Kombi Kommander Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 288 Location: melbourne
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject:
good stuff...that link will be handy further down the track .........
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