Re: 5K Strut Bearings

[Igor Kessel <four_rings@worldnet.att.net>]

Steve Jensen <sjensen@mindspring.com> wrote:

>You have the correct part(s).  They are referred to as strut bearings but
>are actually a strut mounting plate - triangular looking thing with a
>sandwiched rubber donut.  The actual strut bearings are not touched unless
>you pull the entire front susp. unit.

I would only add that the "bearing" bearings (red or sometimes yellow or
orange plastic racers ~12cm in DIA) should not be touched at all as they
never go bad IME.
I replaced them on two of my Audis, the '85 5000s and '89 200TQ only to
discover that the old ones never exhibited any play whatsoever.

>BTW, to save your alignment settings, trace the old strut plate with a
>pencil prior to removal - BTDT.

Always did this and always took the car to an alignment shop afterwards.
The car was always off by a good margin.
I would advise to mark the position with a stencil beforehand to get a
crude reference point, yet to always realign the car afterwards.

-- 
Igor Kessel
Back to two turbo quattros.