strut bearings....

[passat TS]

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Stacy,

Just to confirm the previous answers, imagine the strut being held by a loose
bolt, and you'll see why it would be a waste to do the alignment.

If you are capable of doing the job, and need the compressor. You just need to
go to your favorite chain autoparts shop, buy the compressor and return it
after you're done. Autozone even incentive you to do that.

I just did that this past weekend. The cheapo compressor big bolt, I used to
use, "BROKE!!!" this last Sunday while doing wife's car(Passat) suspension,
needless to say that it scared the cr at p[1] out of me. I went to Autozone, got
the half-cheapo one they carry and finished the job. Now, I'm going to buy a
decent one, which I should have done on the first place some years ago.

Good luck,

Carlos.


>From: "Stacy Anable"
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>Subject: strut bearings....
>Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 01:16:25 -0800
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>Just got back from sears. was going to get my 86 5ktq aligned....they called
me back shortly after getting the car on the lift. "strut bearings are shot"
showed me the sound they were making. i watched the spring kind of stutter
while it was turning. I had known they were going for awhile now. been making
a kinda growling/popping noise when turning the wheel while stationary.
>
>My question is...could this affect the cars ability to hold an alignment? and
also, a friend who is a mercedes tech said it was odd that we could see the
strut moving (watching the nut at the top of the strut) when we turned the
wheel. is this normal?
>
>Also what should it cost for a independant shop to replace the strut
bearings? would do it myself, but i don't have any good spring compressors.
>
>
>and one more thing...my cars camber is enough off that over the last year my
tires have gone bald on the insides. last time i had an alignment it was 2
days after installing new boge turbo gas struts. i am thinking that the camber
is off because the struts have "broken in". i notice that now the car is a bit
lower then right after i changed the struts.
>
>
>thanks
>
>Stacy
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