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Strut bearing replacement



Yes, it is normal for the strut bearing to have some play in it.
It's predominately a thrust bearing so the two races are not tightly located 
relative to each other.
Once the weight of the car it on it, it won't have any play!
Also note that the nut/washer should only tighten down on the spacer (about 
1/2"-5/8" long) and not on the bearing housing.
Dan

From: "Andy Hartsig" <hartsiga@msu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Strut bearing replacement


> Well what I ended up doing is just marking the 2 bolts that hold the strut
> to the knuckle. took both out and just pulled the whole strut off in one
> piece. Put the strut in the vice and compressed the spring and gunned the
> nut off with the impact. It turns out that the PO had put some aftermarket
> struts on there that use larger diameter shafts than factory. I a pair of
> replacement bearings w/ bumpstops, dust boots and the spacer tube from
> german autoparts. Turns out all I could use was the bearings and the 
> spacer
> tubes. Put the whole schbang back together and back on the car and tried 
> to
> get the camber back to where it was before. I might as well have the
> alignment checked anyway ;)
>
> I've got a question for you guru's of all things rocco.  Is it normal for
> there to be a little play in the strut bearings?   Meaning if you hold the
> strut stationary out of the car you can just slightly jiggle the bearing 
> up
> and down? It seems like it should be tight but I've never done anything 
> with
> struts before.  Did the PO leave out a part possibly and therefore I'm
> screwed cause I just put the damn thing back together?
>
> ok suppose I should get some rest so I can battle the rocco again in the
> morning!
>
> Andy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
> To: "raveracer77" <raveracer77@yahoo.ca>; <haygood@myway.com>;
> <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>; <hartsiga@msu.edu>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Strut bearing replacement
>
>
> Cool trick. Thanks for the info!!
>
> Marc
>
>>
>> De: "raveracer77" <raveracer77@yahoo.ca>
>> Date: 2006/11/24 ven. PM 04:02:21 GMT-05:00
>> À: <haygood@myway.com>,  <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>,
>> <hartsiga@msu.edu>
>> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Objet: Re: Strut bearing replacement
>>
>>
>>     Along the same lines I just went and spent the $8 bought a cheapo 
>> 22mm
>> open ended / boxed wrench and walked into a local shop that I knew had a
>> torch and had them heat it up and bend the boxed end up so that I had my
>> own offset wrench.  This way it didn't cost ma a fortune from a VW vender
>> for the specialty tool.
>>
>>       Rave Racer
>> Currently:
>> NEW!!  91 Jetta GLI 2.0L 16V
>> '81 Scirocco Mk1 1.8L 8V Digifant 2
>>
>> '89 Jetta GTX 1.8L 16V
>> '87 Audi 4000 Quattro
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>>
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