86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/ brakes...and a few more

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

1) rear drums cylinders can be had for about 10.50$ from www.gapa.com I buy
a lot of my OEM parts from them, inexpensive, and fast delivery.

2) While getting an alignment, always get a 4 wheels alignment, though the
rear cannot be easily adjusted (shims do exist) it will at least give you an
understanding on where your problem lies.

3) grounding noise from the front... I drove 2 years before changing them,
grounding noise from the rear. well you go a few month, but those bearings
will lock up alot faster than the front ones will.

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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of ternil@union.edu
=>Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 7:20 AM
=>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Re: 86 8v suspension/wheel bearings/ brakes...and a few more
=>
=>
=>this post of the day answered most of my questions, but I have a
=>few more if
=>you guys have the time...
=>
=>The right rear on my 87 8v seems to be royally pissed off at me for some
=>reason, the bearing went maybe 2500 miles after I redid the front
=>(I guess
=>it's jelous) then the cylinder on the rear right brakes started
=>leaking, which
=>I'm sure has soaked that set of pads...so my questions are:
=>
=>1)Where do I find a cylinder? I've heard they are about 20 bucks
=>but couldn't
=>find them at the usual source, do I try my FLAPS?
=>2)I know that the front wheel required an alignment after banging
=>on it so
=>much, but will the rear require an alignment too after bearing anarchy?
=>and 3)
=>I don't think I'm gonna have the time to change the bearings out
=>this weekend,
=>and I gotta go to boston, what's the word on after these things
=>start making
=>that low whirring noise how much time I have until they frag?
=>
=>Yes, I'm worried about the brakes, but carrying a little DOT4 and
=>checking it
=>every 8 hours has produced desirable results (like STOPPING.)
=>
=>Thanks all!
=>
=>LT
=>87 8v - The Tomboy
=>
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