Rear Suspension Q jacking

[haygood at myway.com (Brian Haygood)]

Well, you did better than I did, then.  I tried to take off a rear set last night and the bolt broke.  Looks like it is frozen to the steel collar in the shock.  If I turn it it just turns the whole rubber bushing.  I'm going to try to make a tool to press it out with while I'm at work.  Stupid Pittsburgh car.



Brian









 --- On Thu 09/14, Tonee Northam < pb3vr6@yahoo.com > wrote:

From: Tonee Northam [mailto: pb3vr6@yahoo.com]

To: rocco16@sbcglobal.net, amalventano1@tds.net, scirocco-l@scirocco.org

Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:21:31 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: Re: Rear Suspension Q jacking



Rear struts are in, Whoohoo! And she got a bath.<br>   <br>  One seems a little lower than the other but they were a gift from JJ and they're MUCH stiffer than what was on there. Thanks again Jim.<br>   <br>  Now to figure out why the pax side top pop-up lock button snapped off about 5 inches into the door.<br>   <br>  Next, tune up then off to the dreaded emissions gastopo.<br><br>LEF <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:<br>          Ahhh, okay then...the wheel AND tire together weigh nearly 60lbs.<br>  That's still a LOT!!!<br>   <br>  I like them, though! :)<br>   <br>  larry<br>  sandiego16v<br>    ----- Original Message ----- <br>  From: Allyn <br>  To: 'LEF' ; 'Tonee Northam' ; 'the list' <br>  Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 6:11 AM<br>  Subject: RE: Rear Suspension Q jacking<br>  <br><br>  http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/0-allyn/images/010707-155154-SQ-Z9.jpg<br>  weight: 57.5 lbs each.<br>  ...which is why I was so determined to get the original wheels back on the 
car.<br>  Al<br><br>      <br>---------------------------------<br>  From: LEF [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net] <br>Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:47 AM<br>To: Allyn; 'Tonee Northam'; 'the list'<br>Subject: Re: Rear Suspension Q jacking<br><br><br>  <br>  A wheel weighing close to 60lbs???!!!<br>   <br>  I have some 285/40-17 Goodyears on 9.5" wide aluminum (factory) wheels that don't weigh quite 55lbs.  What in the WORLD would weigh nearly 60lb on a Scirocco????   Dualies?  :)<br>   <br>  larry<br>  sandiego16v<br>    ----- Original Message ----- <br>  From: Allyn <br>  To: 'LEF' ; 'Tonee Northam' ; 'the list' <br>  Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:45 PM<br>  Subject: RE: Rear Suspension Q jacking<br>  <br><br>  yes, however I have never seen such jacking cause any damage, even doing so on a car with rear wheels weighing nearly 60 lbs each.  as far as stress on axle pivots themselves:<br>  
http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/n-cincy-2k%2B6/autocross/george/scirocco/images/060603-161915-Z200(1).jpg<br>  I'd venture a guess that jacking from the center of the beam is just about the same.<br>  :)<br>  Al<br><br>      <br>---------------------------------<br>  From: LEF [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net] <br>Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:17 PM<br>To: Allyn; 'Tonee Northam'; 'the list'<br>Subject: Re: Rear Suspension Q jacking<br><br><br>  <br>  No, no, no, no.....don't do that.  It puts stress on the axle pivots that they were not designed to take.<br>  It' also puts stress on the axle that it was not designed to take....<br>  Jack the rear of the car up at its normal jacking points.  It will do the same thing...with less danger.<br>   <br>  larry<br>  sandiego16v<br>  Jack up by center of axle beam.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Scirocco-l mailing list<br>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<br>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l<br>

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