Re: possible strut bearing noise

[Paul Hanley <credere@worldnet.att.net>]

Please also check you ball joints. If it IS in fact the strut bearings, the
entire unit must be removed. Both Mark@AAB and Mike@Virtual should have
great prices on these. What the hell, grab some Konis while you're at it!
Wheel alignment will most likely be needed after all is said and done, I do
believe.

Good Luck!
Paul Hanley

> OK I think that my strut bearings are worn out. Please help me affirm my 
>suspicions. The reason that I think they are worn out is that I hear a 
>clunking noise from my front end. I do not think it is the cv-joints, 
>since it does not change during turns. It also only manifests itself as 
>a single -clunk-. This -clunk- is heard both when pulling off from a 
>stop, and in the middle of slowing down to a stop. The faster I pull 
>off/harder I break, the louder the noise. 
> Does this sound like a strut bearing problem, or something else? If it 
>is the strut bearings, then is the repair as simple as unbolting the top 
>of the strut and replacing the bearings, or does the whole strut 
>assembly need to come out?
>Lastly, who is a good supplier of replacement strut bearings?
>
>TIA
>
>Jonas
>85 Scirocco
>
>
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