Re: help w/ Neuspeed upper bar

[Kevin <aventari@cts.com>]

That sounds like sound logic to me. I was able to use my massive muscles to
stretch the bar over the studs, and didn't need the jack :)

Well, the whole install took about 10-15mins, and was TOTALLY worth it!
Fewer dash squeaks/rattles, feels a but smoother idle, and the front end
tightened up a lot.
If you dont have an upper bar, get one!

At 12:09 AM 8/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
>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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