Reconditioning the suspension (was: 86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/brakes)

[jtoomasson@yahoo.com (Barry MacHockener)]

I was just going to delve into this myself today...

Except, while I been through these motions before, it was quite some time
ago - I was going to ask exactly what I should be doing to recondition the
ride (both 16v and 8v, if there are any differences).

Which bushings should I replace? Should I replace the bearings if they're
not necessarily bad (150+ miles on both cars)? Ball Joints?

Should I take the time to try to find those early A1 Strut Bearing Mounts
(did I get that right?).

What all should I be taking of (other than obvious shocks and springs
(either Bilstein Sports or Bilstein/Koni Combo w/ H&R Sports))?

Thanks in advance - Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: <scirocco@splatterfish.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 5:07 AM
Subject: 86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/brakes


> All,
>   I'm going to replace the wheel bearings on my brother-in-law's '86
> 8v scirocco this week sometime, along with front struts and brakes.
>   I have a couple of questions:
>   Will a generic "bearing puller" do the trick for extracting the
> bearings from their housings in-car, or will I have to remove them
> and take them to a VW mechanic to have them pressed out and
> back in?
>   What's the best type of tool for separating the ball joints?  Do those
> forks work best, or should I get one of those three-arm bearing/gear
> puller things and use that?
>   Will I need any special tools to remove the strut assemblies on this
> car?  I know on my 16v GTI I need a special tool to remove the top
> strut nut...the scirocco is different though, right?
>
>
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