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Front strut install unsucessful



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In a message dated 04/05/2003 8:54:41 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Captnbr 
writes:


> Yup Yup, did that.  I had the strut mounts replaced by a shop a few years 
ago >and my guess is they really airwrenched them in there hard. And that 
probably >why my front struts are blown now.


Yeah, if somebody gets happy with the air impact when putting the struts back 
together, they can easily crush the strut mount bearing making them useless 
in a short amount of time.

Tom in Tucson
88 16 V Scirocco  80 Scirocco S  80 Scirocco  79 Scirocco  76 Scirocco FSP 
Project
 The Slowest, Rustiest, Crappiest and worst looking scirocco(s) in all of 
Tucson!
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&gt; Yup Yup, did that.&nbsp; I had the strut mounts replaced by a shop a fe=
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Yeah, if somebody gets happy with the air impact when putting the struts bac=
k together, they can easily crush the strut mount bearing making them useles=
s in a short amount of time.<BR>
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Tom in Tucson<BR>
88 16 V Scirocco&nbsp; 80 Scirocco S&nbsp; 80 Scirocco&nbsp; 79 Scirocco&nbs=
p; 76 Scirocco FSP Project<BR>
 The Slowest, Rustiest, Crappiest and worst looking scirocco(s) in all of Tu=
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www.area-53.com<BR>
Armor Door Plates - $42.95 shipped to the lower 48</FONT></HTML>

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