Reply to "new on the site - - original gas tanks and loose front suspension"

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John,

If your wheel bearings are properly adjusted and in good shape, and the brake backing plate is properly torqued to the steering knuckle, and the problem is on one side only, then I'd be thinking tie rod end or ball joint.

If you don't already have one, get a good copy of a VW Beetle shop manual (I suggest www.BentleyPublishers.com) and look at the exploded view of the front suspension. That will show you the most likely points of failure and give you the proper sequence for troubleshooting/disassembly/reassembly.

Good luck.

TMc

12/24/046:20 AM

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