Rear Suspension Q jacking

[pb3vr6 at yahoo.com (Tonee Northam)]

I decided to play it safe and soaked the bolts with Kroil and PB Blaster for a couple hours. But when I did get them loose I still thought that I had snapped them. 

Brian Haygood <haygood@myway.com> wrote:  
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.

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.

Now to figure out why the pax side top pop-up lock button snapped off about 5 inches into the door.

Next, tune up then off to the dreaded emissions gastopo.

LEF wrote:
Ahhh, okay then...the wheel AND tire together weigh nearly 60lbs.
That's still a LOT!!!

I like them, though! :)

larry
sandiego16v
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Allyn 
To: 'LEF' ; 'Tonee Northam' ; 'the list' 
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 6:11 AM
Subject: RE: Rear Suspension Q jacking


http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/0-allyn/images/010707-155154-SQ-Z9.jpg
weight: 57.5 lbs each.
...which is why I was so determined to get the original wheels back on the 
car.
Al


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From: LEF [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:47 AM
To: Allyn; 'Tonee Northam'; 'the list'
Subject: Re: Rear Suspension Q jacking



A wheel weighing close to 60lbs???!!!

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? :)

larry
sandiego16v
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Allyn 
To: 'LEF' ; 'Tonee Northam' ; 'the list' 
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: RE: Rear Suspension Q jacking


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:

http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/n-cincy-2k%2B6/autocross/george/scirocco/images/060603-161915-Z200(1).jpg
I'd venture a guess that jacking from the center of the beam is just about the same.
:)
Al


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From: LEF [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:17 PM
To: Allyn; 'Tonee Northam'; 'the list'
Subject: Re: Rear Suspension Q jacking



No, no, no, no.....don't do that. It puts stress on the axle pivots that they were not designed to take.
It' also puts stress on the axle that it was not designed to take....
Jack the rear of the car up at its normal jacking points. It will do the same thing...with less danger.

larry
sandiego16v
Jack up by center of axle beam.

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