E-bay 4kq: Good news, ugly discovery, one minor q...

[JShadzi at aol.com]

I only know what you've told me, I've never seen your car, I can only speak in general terms... and, I've assumed (maybe wrongly...) you have installed everything correctly.  Its not as simple as "removing a strut bearing will ruin it", a strut bearing can fail and still be held together reasoably well before removal, etc.

Your statement that the strut moves up and down independent of the strut bearing would indicate that there is a problem with the slotted nut collar or the top nut...

Robert, I suggest you go back and check the integrity of your installation and confirm it before speculating any more.

Javad

>
> Sounds reasonable, and I'm undoubtedly due, but why would pulling the
> upright cause failure?  It was fine before.  Also, when I bounce the car in
> the garage I can see no motion at the bearing but the strut shaft goes up
> and down...  Still think it's just that?
>
>  Thanks!
>
> Robert
>
>
>
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> >From: JShadzi at aol.com
> >To: porter_dog at hotmail.com, quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: E-bay 4kq:  Good news, ugly discovery, one minor q...
> >Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:29:43 EST
> >
> >You need a new strut bearing.
> >Javad
> >
> >In a message dated 2/14/2003 6:00:14 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> >porter_dog at hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > > Minor q- to swap the bearings out I pulled the uprights and used a
> >press.
> > > It went smoothly, but now I've got a bit of vertical freeplay at the
> >strut
> > > bushing on the pass side.  It acts like I just didn't get the main nut
> >at
> > > the top tight enough, but I used an impact gun.  Any insights?