Re: [Fwd: Anti-Rollbar Distortion?]

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

I wouldn't go that far.(Hoists, cables etc.)  What is required is that
both wheels be on the ground with the full weight of the car on them at
the same time. The trick here is to have the wheels "chocked" at the
correct locations. the control arm only controls the movement in one
axis. The anti-sway bar acts as the other side of the "A" arm. If you
don't have the wheels chocked, the wheels are free to roll forward and
backward (and slightly in and out at the same time). This makes for a
very fun time trying to get the sway bar back in. You can (and should)
do it without bending the bar, but you must loosen both front mounts and
the other side nearly all the way, and use the chocks on the wheels.
HTH,
Wolff
P.S. I have done this several times in the last few months.
P.P.S. Do this safely. Make sure you have jack stands under both sides
at all times and so on.


Keith Simpson wrote:
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> Subject: Re: Anti-Rollbar Distortion?
> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 05:07:14 -0400
> From: Keith Simpson <ksimp@cgrams.com>
> To: Dave Puterbaugh <deputer@email.msn.com>
> References: <000501bd6425$7c743500$c33cfdd0@default>
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> Thanks for the feedback - yours and others have confirmed the issue.  Lying
> awake in bed and contemplating all things quattro as I imagine many listers do,
> I had a slight epiphany on this subject last night.  Why not use a come-along
> (ratchet hoist) under the car bewteen the two anti-rollbar ends to coax them
> into position?  One might have to find some means (clamp perhaps) to make sure
> the com-along hooks don't slip forward.  If someone trys this before I get a
> "chance" I'd be curious about the results.
> 
> Dave Puterbaugh wrote:
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> > I had a difficult time getting my anti roll bar back into place on my 1991
> > 200 tq.  It seemed about 2" to wide, and I had the same pleasure of grunting
> > and swearing.  The car has never been wrecked, so this is probably common.
> >
> > Dave Puterbaugh
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Simpson <ksimp@cgrams.com>
> > To: quattro <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> > Date: Monday, April 06, 1998 11:10 AM
> > Subject: Anti-Rollbar Distortion?
> >
> > >Had a difficult time popping strut out of balljoint last
> > >weekend.  Seems that the anti-roll bar was placing a lot of
> > >outboard force on the strut.  Had to remove anti-roll bar to get
> > >em out.  Took a lot of brute force to  get the anti-roll bars
> > >back into place (not a whole lot - just me grunting and yelling a
> > >lot).  Shouldn't these things just slip into place.  There is
> > >some evidence my car had some front end damage, but not
> > >extensive.  Some collective experience?  TIA.
> > >--
> > >keith simpson
> > >wolfeboro, nh
> > >