Re: A couple of questions...(Kinda' LONG)

["Nathan" <etherwolf@sopris.net>]

I dunno, my insurance paid for my un-affected strut without even telling me... and that was from a
cheapskate suckee body shop. 'Course, I hear State Farm has had some BIG problems in the not too
distant past over not replacing things they should have... I thought they were supposed to pay for
items affected by the damaged components as well. Having two completely different struts on the
front of your car is unsafe.

Either way, good luck with your insurance and the body shop, Rob.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hansell" <mikeh74@flash.net>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>; <rtmeikle@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: A couple of questions...(Kinda' LONG)


You are going to have a hard time getting insurance to pay for the other
strut.  They are going to tell you that they don't owe for it.  They only
owe for the damaged components.  (just my 2 cents).

I would guess the clunking may be an axle????  Tends to make that kinda
noise when it is going out.

Mike

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan" <etherwolf@sopris.net>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>; <rtmeikle@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: A couple of questions...(Kinda' LONG)


> I can't offer any help on the cruise but as for #2 the answer would be a
big fat NO. AFAIK, one
> strut is NOT ok, especially at 68K if those are original. Running one new
and one 68K old strut will
> mess with your alignment, cornering, tire wear, etc. The clunking could be
anything they replaced;
> control arm, strut, spring?, CV, tie rods, sway bar...
>
> I did something similar to my Jetta: ran over/hit a very solid rock REALLY
hard at about 60 mph and
> had to get some of those components replaced, but they definitely replaced
my other front strut,
> which was completely unaffected. They also had to slightly straighten my
frame.
>
> I would definitely confront them about that. Also, take it to another shop
and have them check the
> work and the status of the frame. They should be able to tell you if the
first shop screwed anything
> up. A good VW mechanic should be able to tell you also.
>
> Good luck Rob!
>
> # Nathan
> 1996 GLX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Meikle" <>
> To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 9:53 AM
> Subject: A couple of questions...(Kinda' LONG)
>
>
> Hey, I thought maybe one of you could help me out with
> these questions:
>
> 1st: My cruise control has been only sporadically
> working lately.  I took it to my mechanic, who first
> said that he'd need to order a part to fix it (a
> pump?)  Then, he called back later and told me he'd
> found a vaccuum leak that he was going to glue.  He
> said that usually works, and that it might save me the
> price of the new part.  I picked up the car and it
> seemed to be working fine at first, but then the
> intermittent problem came back.  Any  advice?  BTW,
> the mechanic didn't charge me anything for gluing
> it...
>
> 2nd: I was in a pretty bad car accident a couple of
> months ago; I was turning left (on a green arrow) and
> some honda driving moron plowed through his red light
> and hit my front driver-side fender.  The car took
> forever to be repaired, they said they had problems
> with getting parts.
>
> Anyway, They replaced ONE front strut, but not the
> other.  Is that ok to do? (mileage 68,000) Also, I now
> hear a loud clunk occassionally from the front left
> wheel of the car.  I don't know what it is, but I'm
> sure it is related to the accident/repair because I've
> never heard it before.  I usually hear it most often
> when I'm backing out of my driveway.  Any advice?  I'm
> going to take it backt to the shop that did  the
> repair.
>
> Finally, is there anything else I should look for to
> ensure they did a quality repair on my car?
>
> Sorry for the long post,
> ROB
> '97 GLX
> (no suspension mods)
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