bottom rear strut bolts.arrgh /front suspension

[verboten at michiganvw.org (Jason)]

well, i got it out and put my baby back together. I am going to bandaid my
cut coolant hose tomorrow and see how this thing handles

On 5/27/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
> On 5:57:22 pm 05/27/06 Jason <verboten@michiganvw.org> wrote:
> > yeah no doubt that's one reason i posted up on it.......
> > I love when you get to cut that one out, the smell of burning shock
> > bushing is so awesome, or notrought eh usual ch
>
> The only one I've ever had issues with was the front eccentric one on the
> headache, snapped the head off it (obviously the PO didn't know about that
> whole alignment thing...) and it escalated through the usual sequence of
> force, chemicals and heat till it took alternative blasts of the cutting
> torch and ice to shock the thing out. Not threaded, just rust welded. I
> think I was still new to swearing at that point, maybe that was the
> problem.
> cathy
> >
> > On 5/27/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >  Jason, may introduce Jim. Jim, this is Jason. Just thought we
> > >  could get a suspension bolt breakage support group going here. I
> > >  guess Julie is in the group too, with a bit of a twist, sounds
> > >  like you and Jim hate the exact same fastener......
> > >
> > >  Cathy
> > >
> > >  On 5:00:37 pm 05/27/06 Jason <verboten@michiganvw.org> wrote:
> > > >  what is up with this?
> > > >
> > > >  i know they are out in the elements and all but one of them just
> > > >  wont budge, the other one came right out no issues.
> > > >
> > > >  i hate when i have to cut the bottom bolts out, especially when i
> > > >  KNOW i am driving this car 4 hours on FRIDAY!!!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  but to teh good news, i salvaged my front strut housings, and
> > > >  assembled the fronts, the rocco now has a much better stance in
> > > >  teh frotn, def not as low as i typically like it, but maybe this
> > > >  car will be drivable now lol
> > > >
> > > >  just wanted to vent a little.lol
> > > >
> > > >  -J
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