86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/brakes

[brianm@earendel.org (Brian McGarvey)]

The easier way to do the front ball joints is to order new A-arms(~18.00
each), bushings(~30-40 total), and ball joints. no drilling no hammering
etc. BTW if you remove the camber bolts. be prepared to get an alignment.
esp if you had it adjusted with the bad strut bearings. also just take the
hub carriers to your local NAPA and poof. you get new ones. just add
money.
Brian
2.0L bunny. new front end. and many other new parts. just ask potterman
about my average bill. :-)



On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:

> Front wheel bearings require approx 10-18 Tons of pressure to be removed
> from the assembly, feel like you ate enough weaties this morning ? (grin)
> if the ball joint is bolted (aftermarket) on, just unbolt and jank on it, if
> it is OEM from factory (riveted on a-arm) drill the rivets out and use a
> cold chisel and hammer to snap the heads off, and jank it out.
> usually strut assemblies are remove using a "hollow" socket in which you
> insert a 7-8mm(usure of size) allen key into it.
>
>
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> =>Subject: 86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/brakes
> =>
> =>
> =>All,
> =>  I'm going to replace the wheel bearings on my brother-in-law's '86
> =>8v scirocco this week sometime, along with front struts and brakes.
> =>  I have a couple of questions:
> =>  Will a generic "bearing puller" do the trick for extracting the
> =>bearings from their housings in-car, or will I have to remove them
> =>and take them to a VW mechanic to have them pressed out and
> =>back in?
> =>  What's the best type of tool for separating the ball joints?  Do those
> =>forks work best, or should I get one of those three-arm bearing/gear
> =>puller things and use that?
> =>  Will I need any special tools to remove the strut assemblies on this
> =>car?  I know on my 16v GTI I need a special tool to remove the top
> =>strut nut...the scirocco is different though, right?
> =>
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