RE: strut bearings

[Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

Just replace them with the early cone style, 75-77 rabbit,  $5.00 at a 
wrecker and another $25 for the polyurethane insert.  You will never have 
to replace them again.

I have 150K on my set and the bushings look like new.

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop

On Tuesday, September 08, 1998 3:36 PM, Shannon Fenton 
[SMTP:sfenton@telegroup.com] wrote:
> My new strut bearings were flat when installed but a month or so later 
looked exactly like the ones they replaced. I think this is just the normal 
shape....gaped that is.
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> Thank You for Your Time,
>         Shannon Fenton
>             Ext. 2712
>             sfenton@telegroup.com
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> Date: 9/8/98 3:34 PM
> To: Fenton, Shannon
> From: Deede----TOOL FAN, Rich
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> About a month ago I installed new shocks and springs along with new upper
> strut bearings and everything was fine.  But while looking under my hood
> today I noticed that the upper strut bearings were no longer laying flush
> and there was about a 1/2 inch of seperation.  Is this bad and If so why
> did it happen so quickly?
>
> Rich
> 87 16v
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> Rich Deede
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> 1987 VW scirocco 16v
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