Re: Strut Mounts Need Replacing

[Matt Zajac <mzaj99@yahoo.com>]

Yup 
I went thru second set of strut mounts already. 
Be sure you use something like spring compressor to
hold the spring before you remove the screw. If it
pops it can kill you ...
(almost got killed)

--- TRedGLX@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/29/00 5:44:25 PM Central
> Standard Time, 
> Sniffner@aol.com writes:
> 
> << My 96 GLX (85,000 miles) has gone through the
> factory Goodyear tires and 
> (2) 
>  sets, that's right (8) Nitto 450 tires.  The treads
> on the first set of 
>  Nittos started cupping and consequently were very
> loud (road noise).  I had 
>  them replaced, car aligned several times, balanced,
> rims checked etc.... 
>  After 4500 miles on the second set of Nittos the
> tires started cupping again 
>  and now are extremely loud and annoying.  I had the
> dealer diagnose the 
>  problem and they said that my strut mounts were
> loose and needed replacing.
>   >>
> 
> First, let me say that I wouldn't have Nittos on a
> bet. They suck. BIG. Of 
> course, YMMV.
> 
> If all you're going to do is change the strut
> bearings, do it yourself. It's 
> easy, and should take an hour, maybe, to do both
> sides. Just be sure to 
> scribe the knuckle around your strut before you
> remove the bolts, and replace 
> the strut in exactly the same place, lining up the
> marks. Shouldn't even need 
> an alignment afterward.
> 
> David Steele
> 1998 JettaGLX TRed
> 1988 Jetta Coupe Atlas Gray
> 1987 Jetta Marine Blue
> 


=====
Matt Z. '98 TRed GLX 73K edition.

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