Re: help w/ Neuspeed upper bar

["Smokinn" <smokinn@sbceo.k12.ca.us>]

Try this little tip:  Jack up one side of the car if your upper strut bar
doesn't fit.  I was told not to file any holes, but to do that instead,
because of the stress that is put on VW strut towers, they get out-of-wack
sort-a-speak over time.  Apparently, these tie bars are made to exact
specifications and they will bring your car back to where they need to be.
Not sure if it's bull crap or not, but you never know.  Try it, it worked
for me.

Penny
http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/7808/smokinn2.html
87 Scirocco 16v


-----Original Message-----
From: A. Bjorkheim <andreb@u.washington.edu>
To: Kevin <aventari@cts.com>
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Sunday, August 09, 1998 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: help w/ Neuspeed upper bar


>
>
>> I remember reading about 'nutserts' or something w/ the neuspeed, but I
>> can't recall. How do you install this?? All I got was the bar, but it
looks
>> like it lines up w/ the strut mounting studs.
>>
>    No nutserts required for the Mk1.  You use the existing bolts from the
>bearing to install the bar.  It is about a 10 minute install.  Should the
>bar not reach one of the studs you can file the hole a little larger.  A
>little pointer here.  When putting it on, dont seat the bar all the way
>down the bolt onto the chassis.  That may make it difficult to get the
>bar on the other side.  Just make it so the bolt starts going into the
>hole and hopefully all 4 should make it on.  Then you can press it down.
>
>> Also: How should I go about stripping the plastic/rubber/polyurethane
(I'm
>> not sure which, it's real flexible) Foha air dam? It's an ugly yellow
now,
>> should I snadblast it? Can any paint shop do it, and how much? Thanks a
lot!
>
>   Yeah, I would suggest media blasting it, but I am not sure how much it
>would cost.  Sanding something flexible like that would take hours if not
>days.
>
>  Andre'
>  Neon Green 79
>
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