Re: shocks/springs

[Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com>]

My advice is to undo the tops of both rear shocks
before raising the car to remove them.  This will let
the axles drop farther, giving you some extra room to
manipulate the new units into place.

Ron
--- Jody Bailey <scirocco8v@home.com> wrote:
> >   They are easy, especially compared to the fronts
> (no spring compressor
> or
> > re-alignment needed) The only thing that tends to
> cause any trouble is the
> > bolt that secures the bottom of the shock to the
> axle beam, it can
> rust-weld
> > itself to the inner bushing on the shock.
> >   Gerry
> 
> Yeah Gerry is right.  A basic tool set, jack, and
> jack stand is all that is
> necessary.  If you are still unsure I can go do a
> 'how-to" with tons of pics
> on my 87 right now.  I have to take my off anyway. 
> I will put it up on my
> site in the next day or two I can contact you if you
> want when its up.
> 
> djsteveyk
> http://www.scirocco8v.com
> 
> 
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> Steven Mikolajczuk
> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:31 PM
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: shocks/springs
> >
> >
> > Are the rear shocks and springs as easy to do as
> they look?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> >
> >


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