Noise and vibrations on the steering.. Solve one, find thereasonfor the other !

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

Am slightly skeptical about sway bars creating vibrations...
amplify them perhaps, but create them?
Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick Bureau 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Cc: TST@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:42 AM
  Subject: Noise and vibrations on the steering.. Solve one, find the reasonfor the other !


  Well after waiting for new bearings to arrive, I went to my buddy mechanic
  and get my wheel bearings that have been roaring for the past 2 weeks,
  I get there, he says let check which side.

  So he jacks the car on the passenger side of the car, and lift just enough
  to get the front wheel off the ground, and tells me get in the car stick it
  in 5th gear, hand brake on, and turn the engine on, and slowly engage the
  clutch. (no gas) .. And I do so.. The wheel starts to spin by itself and no
  noise... So he drop that side of the car and repeats the process on the
  driver side, and as the tire start to turn you clearly can hear the bearing
  noise.

  Now I don't know about anyone else on this list but this is the first time I
  ever see the wheel bearing being tested that way, and it works like a charm.

  he has the snap on bearing puller and we proceed to pull the bearing out and
  put the new one, as we put the ball joint in place, we both notice the a-arm
  isn't pushing back a whole lot... The sway bar is not broken it seems, but
  it certainly has lost his push power which it did have back in June 2003. He
  tell me that is what vibrations I have been feeling since the sway bar is
  not doing its job anymore.

  Great aint it.. Fix one thing find something else to fix... The ever
  continual process of fixing our cars....lol

  Guess I'll be saving for a nice set of ABD or Neuspeed or other brand name
  set with a little more BEEF to them.

  Anyone have aftermarket sway bars they would like to recommend? Sizes? I was
  thinking 25/28mmmm front/back.. Opinions?


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