Re: need help, scirocco's rear is screwed

[Emm Dee Emm Eh <scirocco86@home.com>]

I'm in maryland too :D . Inspection sucks shit, gotta deal though. As
far as your rear alignment, start looking for a new rear axle beam to
replace the current. My old 85 had a bent rear axle for years after my
mother had gotten hit in it, but nobody(dozens of shops) could figure
out what was wrong. Once I had the axle out of the car you could see the
crease in the passenger beam and how it was pushed over about 1"
compared to where the other which was a straight 90(degrees) off the
main beam. Luckily mark @ adirondack was cool, and I picked up a used
rear axle beam in perfect shape for like 60$. Shipping wasn't too bad
either, they are in new york. The swap isn't hard and doesn't take long,
it's just bleeding the brakes again that are a real bitch. A rear
swaybar makes it harder, especially if it's a retarded autotech one with
the poly mounts that never let go, or get stuck to the inside of koni's
(don't ask about that, my koni's left the rabbit they were in by cutting
apart the rear axle beam.....)Peace,
	-Gary Huff

Scirocco2l16v@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Nobody responded to the other email so here it is again with a
> different
> subject, any help would be appreciated.
> 
> My brothers car which was once mine just went in for inspection
> Saturday.
> The guys there said that everything was cool but the exhaust manifold
> was
> leaking.  Which would have been cool if that's all that was wrong with
> it.
> The guy was in the process of doing an alignment, when he called us
> back and
> said he would have to shim the rear.  Then he called back and said
> that the
> alignment couldn't be done.  The right rear wheel was to far out of
> whack.
> Anyway 3 years ago I was hit on that same side.  Didn't think anything
> of it
> because there was no body damage, the guy hit me in the wheel
> (different
> wheels now).  I get on the beltway 3 hours later and the alignment is
> all
> f'ed up!  I took it to EIP (sorry) and had them do an alignment and
> check the
> rear along with the frontend.  Got it back and everything was
> magically ok!
> Guess they didn't give a darn about my scirocco.  Does anyone know
> what it
> could be?  Is there anyone who has had this problem?  Is it maybe the
> rear
> beam, spindle, or the rears mounts?  Please help, thanks.

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