Re: Control Arm Bushings

["Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>]

roccophil,
where do i get those *sweet* arms from? you mentioned adirondack, but im not
familiar with them. might be a good idea as my passenger side arm is in the
process of splitting :(.
also, im looking to revamp the whole suspension + engine mounts on my rocco,
i mean everything, rear bushings (even the pivot point ones), including
front upper strut bushings. im not sure i'd want to get those crazy stiff
poly front uppers, but may want poly a-arm bushings. i also need ball
joints, badly (car will damn near change lanes pulling hard out of a turn).
what do you (everyone) recommend as far as who has the good kits with
'everything' for our cars?
ok, enough of my babbling, heres what i (we?) need to know (im sure others
will benefit from a list message with all of this info):

where to get following stuff???:
front a-arms (*sweet* ones of course, heheh)
front upper/a-arm/ball joint (factory/poly)
rear upper/pivot (oem/poly)
engine side mounts (i know i know, only oem)
engine front mount (oem/poly)
engine rear mount (oem/poly ???)

hopefully some more people can post on this topic, we all need to know the
best places to get oem/poly mounts.

thanks
al

Allyn Malventano, ET1(SS), USN
87 rocco 16v (reiger gto - green - 'der rocco' - restoration in progress)
87 jetta 8v wolfsburg 2dr (260k, still tight :)


----- Original Message -----
From: "RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>
To: "Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: Control Arm Bushings


> Yes and no.  Hard to get the existing rubber bushings out, unless you
press
> them.  My suggestion is:
>
> IF you have the old balljoint in (rivets still in arm), just buy new blank
> control arms from Adirondack or Potterman ($25 from Adirondack - they are
> new and *sweet*).  That way you have nice, empty holes for a the new
> balljoint bolts to fit into, plus you don't have to worry about getting
the
> old bushings out.
>
> Now, if you go that route, or whatever route you go, you have to get new
> ones (bushings) in.  If you go with OEM rubber, you will no doubt need to
> press them in.  If you go aftermarket poly (I always do), be aware that
some
> of the sold kits might be a bit larger than the opening.  Like on my last
> set.  First set I did in '94 fit perfectly.  Btw, the front mount for poly
> mounts is split in two.  You simply piece them in from either opening for
> the mount.  (continuing) Whereas with my newest set of poly mounts, they
> were a little too 'long' for the opening on the frame.  I had to take a
> C-clamp and compress the mount pieces together, get it started in the
frame,
> tap it in with a poly-faced hammer (if you don't have one, GET ONE - a
> simple dual-headed poly/rubber faced hammer - priceless for VW stuff), and
> they are fine.  MAKE SURE YOU GREASE W/ MOLY GREASE!
>
> HTH!
>
> -Phil
>
>
> > Are these easy to replace?
> >
> > Greg
> >
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