Re: [TECH]Funny Sounds Q's

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

Ok everyone.  I'm only gonna say this one more time.

To replace your stupid looking and nonfunctional "Top Hat" upper strut
bearings, get a set from a 75-77 rabbit.  These are the cone shaped ones.
They cost $5.00 at a U-Pull-It yard.  Then get a set of the polyurethane
bushings from someone like Mark or The Potterman and you'll be set for life.

I have over 150K on mine and they still look new.

Hell,  I'm gonna start collecting these things for all you bearing impaired
types.

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop

- -----Original Message-----
From: Kevin <aventari@cts.com>
To: Jody Bailey <scirocco8v@home.com>; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TECH]Funny Sounds Q's


>I get this one too. EXTREMELY frustrating. I have removed my front swaybar,
>I have upper and lower stress bars, new ball joint, new tie rods, new cv
>shaft. I've torqued all the front suspention components nultiple times.
> I was thinking today that it's probably my upper strut bearing. They've
>got almost .5" space between the rubber and the hat. They're about 4 years
>old now.
> CAn the upper strut bearings hurt/break anything if not serviced for long?
>
>>3. This clanking sound coming from my driver side front end while going
>>over small bumps, it also rattles really bad when just driving over
>>rough roads(not perfect) I mean really rattles, sounds like metal
>>rattling up against metal.
>>
>>Thanx in advance for any opinions, any and all are welcomed, cause this
>>is really bugging me.  It is however really nice to just listen to the
>>purrr of my kitten while driving.
>>
>>--
>>Jody Bailey
>>85 Scirocco 8v
>>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/6866/
>>"It's not what you are, but what you don't become that hurts." -Oscar
>>Levant
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