Re: Tighten _all_ the bolts

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <wje97@hamp.hampshire.edu>]

Whew! Glad to hear that was OK. I recently had the WHEEL fall off my Rabbit, so
don't feel bad : )
    Actually, a front control arm mounting bolt worked itself loose, too, but
that wasn't my error. It wasn't close to falling out, and I think it was
because I have pretty stiff suspension and live on a dirt road.
    -Josiah

Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:

> So I finally figured out what some of the wierd road vibration I've
> been getting in my "99" Scirocco (if you know what I mean).  I can
> now diagnose what a loose control arm feels like...like I mean
> both rear 15mm nuts finger tight and ready to fall off...like
> the 22mm front bar was doing more to hold the rear of the control
> arm still then the mounting bolts...bleech.  Drove 1,500 miles
> like that, smart eh?  Generates a bizzare sort of vibration on
> the highway also (which I mistakenly attributed to my hefty 2L).
>
> So the next time you have a huge part of your car apart, double
> check all the bolts.  The funny thing is that I didn't drive
> the car today, because it was pretty much out of gas, and I was
> out of money.  I took the winter Scirocco instead, loaded with
> my 2 sons (3 year old & a 4 month old)...I doubt the control
> arm would have made it to work with me today since the nuts were
> only on by a couple of threads at this point (had to stick my
> finger inside the nut to touch the tip of the stud).  I figured
> it out when I took the car around the block for some gas tonight,
> and I heard a soft clunk pulling out of my driveway, and the
> steering was a bit sloppy...then I suddenly remembered _not_
> tightening that clamp.  Could have been a tragic end to this story...
>
> Double check the important stuff.
>
> ==Brett
>
>  \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
> \/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net
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