Re: Front suspension, steering and brakes

["Andy Holmes" <scalainj@hotmail.com>]

Cheers mate

Time to crawl around again and have a more definative look. If that doesn't 
show perhaps a 4 wheel alignment again!

For definate not the wishbone bushes - Throughly inspected when it all came 
apart.

The rack has 13.6mm on one side and 13.7mm on the other.
Its brand new and adjustable

Andy Holmes
91 Scirocco Scala
83 Jetta Surprise



>From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
>To: scalainj@hotmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Front suspension, steering and brakes
>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:40:33 +0000
>
>Sounds like possibly the frame or chassis leg is bent. Quick finger in the 
>air check s to measure distance between 3 o'clock on the tyre & trailing 
>edge of wing & compare with other side. Did you check right up in the 
>recess where the inner wing / chassis leg joins to the firewall for ripples 
>/ cracks?  Might need to get it measured-up on a jig to be sure that it's 
>straight - can be done without removing engine but front suspension would 
>need to come off and probably rear struts: can't remember exactly what was 
>done with mine.
>Also, are the wishbone bushes OK? Lift the front of the car & see if 
>there's any play in the wishbone or if the wishbone/bush protrudes too 
>much.
>Maybe your problem with rubbing is that the rack is off center too much - 
>if it' newish I presume it's adjustable at both ends.
>
>HTH,
>
>Ewan Hopkins...
>
>'85 Storm 2.0
>'86 GT 1.8
>'87 GT 1.6
>
>
>
>>From: "Andy Holmes" <scalainj@hotmail.com>
>>To: type53@yahoo.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: Re: Front suspension, steering and brakes
>>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:58:10 +0100
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Wheels and tyres are balanced perfectly - checked this
>>Wheel bolts are to correct torque
>>Everything is tight - checked and checked again
>>Yes - It was aligned properly with me in the car etc
>>This time it was front wheels only but i had the rears done approx 6-8 
>>weeks
>>ago
>>
>>Thats what i'm thinking - something is causing the resistance to rights 
>>and
>>the tugging to left but at static its correctly aligned. Nigh on 
>>everything
>>is new and its all tight so i'm thinking maybe i have a hub/strutt/frame
>>thats out of kilter
>>Funny thing is that on full lock the right wheel will rub on the liners 
>>but
>>the left wheel wont. From the rubbing it looks like its maybe 2mm too much
>>
>>Anyone?
>>
>>Andy Holmes
>>91 Scirocco Scala
>>83 Jetta Surprise
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Mash <type53@yahoo.com>
>>>To: Andy Holmes <scalainj@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>>Subject: Re: Front suspension, steering and brakes
>>>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 05:41:16 -0700 (PDT)
>>>
>>>--- Andy Holmes <scalainj@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> > I finally got my front suspension replaced which
>>> > required 2 front shocks, 2
>>> > front topmounts, a wheel bearing, a steering rack.
>>> > Ahh much better.
>>> >
>>> > Couple of things
>>> > Steering shake - starts at 80 mph and then goes away
>>> > above 95 mph.
>>>
>>>Probably wheels/tires need to be balanced.
>>>
>>> > Tugging to the left - When turning right the
>>> > steering will tug to the left,
>>> > it will pull to the left normally and it is
>>> > definately harder to turn right
>>> > than left
>>>
>>>was the car properly aligned - it's not clear to me
>>>from the following - but it sounds like an alignment
>>>problem.
>>> >
>>> > The car was set up tracking/camber wise on Friday
>>> > and with the front wheels
>>> > off the ground the steering input is identical so i
>>> > can only assume it is
>>> > not steering related but suspension related
>>> >
>>> > I also had a rear disc conversion fitted which is
>>> > excellent. Again a couple
>>> > of things.
>>> >
>>> > My car has no Bias adjuster, neither the rear beam
>>> > one or the one on the
>>> > brake lines.
>>> > What should i do as under very hard braking the tail
>>> > will begin to swing as
>>> > the rears lock up.
>>> > Pedal travel - I have about 1.5 inch of pedal travel
>>> > - The brakes have been
>>> > bled and then bled and then bled again.
>>>
>>>Dunno, someone here will ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>=====
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