ATTN Etrick/VW tech bulletin

[Shannon Fenton <sfenton@telegroup.com>]

Could you please post this on Scircco.org for the how to section?



Customers may complain of a dull clunking noise, from the front end when
driving slowly over small dips and rises such
             as driveway apron. This could be caused by greater than normal
free play in the upper strut bearings.
             1. With the vehicle resting on the ground, remove upper strut cap.
             2. Make sure slotted nut is fully torqued to 40 Nm (30 ft.lbs.),
using special tool VW524. Also clean any dirt and torque seal
             paint residue from bearing surface under strut cap.
             3. Thoroughly lubricate rubber shim, p/n 191 881 493, and install
so it fits around the slotted nut and rests on the bearing
             surface. Use a high quality Teflon or silicone based grease which
will not wash out easily.
             4. Install a new bearing cap, p/n 0 412 319B. This has a padded
rubber insulator ring instead of plastic. Be sure to use
             special tool 3078 in conjunction with a 7mm Allen rench when
reinstalling the bearing cap to prevent the slotted nut from
             backing off during the tightening procedure. This would create
unwanted play and negate the effectiveness of this repair.
             Torque nut to 60Nm (44 ft.lbs.). The original plastic dust covers
do not fit on these bearing caps and should be discarded. 
             This technical service bulletin is brought to you by
             Genuine Volkswagen Parts







Thank You for Your Time,
        Shannon Fenton
            Ext. 2712
            sfenton@telegroup.com



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