Bending My Swaybar...

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

This might work, then again it might not, you'll let us know right?

How about making up a new bushing holder that held the bar by it self and
had provisions to be bolted into the original holder. Someone who is
creative with a milling machine might be able to make that up. Or for the
same cost you could trade up to a manifold that  was designed for the
application you are using it for. The "let it dent the manifold" method
would be the last that I'd try.

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>
To: "List (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 7:02 PM
Subject: RE: Bending My Swaybar...


> I just replaced the front motor mount 4 months ago and put a new hd rac=
e
> rear motor mount in about 2 months ago.  If heating the sway bar is bad=
,
> wont it be bad for it to be touching the header?  And I thought metal
would
> only lose that spring effect if it were cooled too quickly.
> Anyway, the header is a custom made job.  Its a 4 into 1 and its still
split
> into 4 where the sway bar goes across.  I dunno, maybe there is a way o=
f
> dropping the 2 insided sway bar mounts.  I dont know how this would be
done
> because they also support the A frame but if anybody has an idea let me
> know.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn c Meze [mailto:skerocdriver@juno.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:36 PM
> To: ty@festf.org
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Bending My Swaybar...
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:16:06 -0700 "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org> writes:
> > Hey all, I got my header and new exhaust system put on the roc this
> > weekend
> > (thanks Dave!) but one problem has cropped up.  My front sway bar no
> > longer
> > fits on the car.  Where the bend is in the middle regions of the
> > sway bar is
> > not big enough and it touches my header.  I got the two ends bolted
> > down on
> > the A frames and got the driverside bolted down but the passenger
> > side of
> > will not bolt down.  So right now I have 3 out of 4 mounting points
> > secured.
> > 1 option is to put my jack under the sway bar and jack it up into
> > position,
> > this would work but it would put a lot of stress on my header I
> > would think
> > and I'd probably start burning gaskets.  Another option is to bend
> > my
> > swaybar a little more and move the rubber bushings accordingly, but
> > I don't
> > know what this would do for the structural integrity of the swaybar.
>
>
> Think of the swaybar as a spring. Its spring steel so if you heat it up
> to bend it, the integrity of the swaybar is lost. (IE, it will snap on
> the first HARD corner.) bending it cold will need ALOT of force for itt=
o
> take the new shape and you will need at least 3 bends for it to be righ=
t.
>
>
> The other fix is to check out the motort mounts. If they're old and
> saggy, this could be the real solution to your prtoblem. Check the fron=
t
> mount and see if you can adjust it down (tilt the back of the motor up =
a
> little) which might give you clearance.
>
> Or, replace the header? Brand?
>
> Some people just let it go and letthe swaybar dent the header where it
> needs clearancing. The noise goes away eventually. (or so they said.)
>
>
> Shawn M=E9ze
> 86' Jetta GLi 8V   88' Corvette -SS 30- 2001 SDR Solo2 Champion
> 82' Scirocco GTi -FSP 54-   79' "Project FSP Scirocco"  84' Scirocco 8V
> The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and best looking Scirocco(s) in all of
> San Diego!
> http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1308/index.htm
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________
> GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO!
> Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less!
> Join Juno today!  For your FREE software, visit:
> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>