Sometimes ... I hate ... My car ... And mechanics

[scirocco@macslut.org ('84 Scirocco)]

Yea thanks all, I figure if I'm gonna drive a problem car, why not go all
out and get a cabby :-)  just kidding really .....  Although with no AC I
sometimes feel like ripping the roof off my 'roc in the summer ...

So anyhow, if I'm just replacing the strut bearings, do I still need a
compressor for the springs for removal?

Greg


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'84 VW Scirocco
'01 Ford Focus ZX3
St. Louis, MO

> From: "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>
> Reply-To: "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>
> Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 14:16:26 -0500
> To: "'84 Scirocco" <scirocco@macslut.org>
> Subject: Re: Sometimes ... I hate ... My car ... And mechanics
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> The strut bearings are just a bad design.  The best cure for this is to b=
uy
> a urethane set or get a set of camber plates.  Both will make your ride
> suffer however.  If it makes you feel anybetter the cabby uses the same
> thing so you would still have the same problem.  If you buy new regular
> strut bearings make sure they are the german made ones as they tend to la=
st
> longer than the brazillan ones.  Also, if you have big aftermaket wheels =
or
> lowered suspension your strut bearings become throw away items that need
> regular replacement.
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> Alan
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "'84 Scirocco" <scirocco@macslut.org>
> To: "VW List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:32 PM
> Subject: Sometimes ... I hate ... My car ... And mechanics
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> So my front end is acting up again.  After great help from steve in st.
> louis doing my control arms, then getting a nice alignment, everything wa=
s
> fine (for awhile).  Now the front end is swaying around again, I cant eve=
n
> highway drive without expecting death :-)
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> Seems the mechanic who did my front struts last year used shit for parts.
> The strut bearings are shot to hell already.  So like I need to redo the
> front again - what can I use that=B9s OEM and good quality and not too
> expensive?  I would think about doing something more performance based,if=
 it
> would be better quality and last longer, but my car isnt really
> show/performance based, its pretty much just my daily driver.  *sigh*
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> Sometimes I just wanna dump her and get an older cabby :-)
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> Greg
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> '84 VW Scirocco
> '01 Ford Focus ZX3
> St. Louis, MO
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