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Strut Bearings



Bill-
  The assembly will be "loose" until it is in the car and weight of car is
on the unit. (yes, once installed, the assembly WILL be snug...)
52ft/lbs on the top nut, NO MORE!!!! ref: Bentley, '85-'93, pg 10-12 para
5.1.4.

Larry  sandiego16V

> A question to the all knowing and wise Scirocco list members. I am in the
> process of replacing the front strut inserts and upper bearings. So far
not
> a problem. The old bearings were quite worn and wobbled a fair amount . I
> am installing the new bearings and even though I replaced the 1/2" spacer
> insert in the new bearings, there is still a substantial amount of play.
> The bearing mounts are OEM replacements. The new spacers seem to fit
pretty
> loose in the bearing. Is this normal? One would think that once installed,
>   the strut and bearing assembly should be pretty snug. Is is just a
matter
> of having to tighten the top nut down more? (Bentley does not state the
> torque for this nut)
> Suggestions welcome.
>
> Bill
> 82 Scirocco (in restoration)
>
>
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