[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

control arm mount Q?



impact
i wouldnt chance it any other way.
Al
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jody Bailey" <djsteveyk@shaw.ca>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 11:05 PM
Subject: control arm mount Q?


> So lets just say someone was putting in new control arms on an A1 and one 
> of the rear mounting bolts was to break (you know, the ones that come down 
> from the underside of the car).  How not fun is this to fix if at all 
> possible?  Anyone dealt with this before?  Reason I ask is because I was 
> planning on changing a set but they are rusted all to hell.  I have liquid 
> wrenched them for a couple days now as well as taken heat to them and each 
> time I try to get the nut loose, it's just feels wrong so I don't continue 
> for fear of busting the bolts.  And since this is not my car I would really 
> not want to turn this relatively easy swap into a nightmare.  TIA for any 
> advice.
> 
> Jody Bailey
> 82 Scirocco 2L 8v
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l