Odd Suspension reaction

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

Is your strut bearing OK? Is it sagging any more than the other wheel?

Dunno...maybe you un-seated the spring from the upper or lower perch,
and it eventually re-seated itself?? Not too many possibilities...

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org 
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Andy Holmes
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:59 PM
> To: US Scirocco - L
> Subject: Odd Suspension reaction 
> 
> 
> Anyone
> 
> Hit a big pot hole yesterday at a fair old speed with
> my drivers front (RHD) which made an almighty bang.
> 
> Felt a touch weird on left handers - lot more squealy
> than usual. 
> 
> Stopped about 10 mins later and the front suspension
> on that side was sitting up about 1/2 inch and
> bouncing it was floppy like the shock had blown.
> 
> Visually checked the whole thing and no apparent
> leaks, cracks or anything wrong at all.
> 
> Drove it again (home) and it still felt floppy.
> 
> This morning however it feels fine, is sitting right
> and bouncing the car gives the spot on usual hardly
> any movement.
> 
> I'm runnng Koni TA's on about 1/4 turn from softest,
> Koni 25mm springs with Eibach arb's and poly bushes.
> 
> Anyone any idea what happened? Will it happen again?
> Have i broken it and can't see it?
> 
> Andy
> 
> 91 Scala i
> 83 Jetta GL 2.1
> 
> =====
> Andy Holmes
> 
> 91 Scirocco Scala Inj
> 83 Jetta 2.1
> 
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