[Vwdiesel] Strut service w/o alignment

[James Hansen]

>
> I have changed the strut bearing on my A3 Jetta and an A2 Jetta without
> removing them from the car.  It takes some work to get the spring
> compressors in there but it can be done.  The hard part is being able to
> push down far enough on the A-frame to get the  bearing clear from the car
> body to remove it and replace it  with the new one.

Yeah, I thought so.
Third hand would work well.

 I discovered with my
> Pickup that, unlike my A2&3, there really is only one nut holding
> everything
> together.  First time I started to replace the struts, I shot the whole
> thing half way across the yard.  Hayden


LOL! yeah, me too.  Popped a fluorescent fixture when it bounced off some
crap on the floor. I was awake after that.

Been meaning to ask you Hayden, you've had a tdi Golf or two, right?
What years are the best from the home mechanic aspect, still 97 to 99-1/2
like the Passats?
I'm passively looking for a nice one to replace the tired Jetta td
wundercar. (540+k on orig engine)
Wouldn't mind massaging it for 1/8 mile track (a local event) and show the
gas boys a trick or three just for a hoot, but no, no wings, fart cans,
stickers, or ground effects.

-James


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> To: "Vwdiesel" <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:07 AM
> Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Strut service w/o alignment
>
>
> > cool deal Nate.
> >
> > Can't you just use a spring compressor and shrink the spring enough with
> the
> > car on jackstands to R&R the bearings?
> > I know when I have had mine out to do the struts, I was only out a fine
> hair
> > after cleaning and marking everything well enough to do the
> reassembly as
> > close to the way it was as possible.  I never really paid any
> attention to
> > whether or not you could do the bearings without dropping the strut
> off....
> > Even so, it should be possible to get it all back the way it was with
> enough
> > center punch marks and wire brush things clean, give a light coat of
> > contrasting fresh paint so you have paint shadows to reassemble to.
> > -James
> >
> esel
>
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