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Weekend project
Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 10:48 am
by maddog2020
I’ve done every other rubber bit in the front and rear suspension. I’m waiting on rotor hats so time to pull the suspension for the umpteenth time..
New bits
Old bits
Most hated substance on the planet
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 12:17 pm
by maddog2020
New favorite tool of the week. I bought a pair of these about a year ago to help position exhaust. I like the threaded part so you can use it like a floor version of the shop stand.
They are RV levelers. Not to take the place of jack stands but unbelievably frickin handy for tons of stuff. In this case holding the upper control arm parallel to the ground so you can get the strut assembly out easier.
to drop the front shock out, I unbolt the ball joint from the lower control arm, loosen the rear lower control arm bolts but do not remove. Then I remove the front bolts for the lower control arm. ( I do not remove the bolts holding the bracket for the front control arm bolts) Lower control arm pulls down out of the way, shock drops out easy peasy.
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 3:51 pm
by Gary Knox
Sterling,
LOVE the support jack for the hub. I've got an A8 and the GTS to do suspension work on over the next year. Just ordered a pair. Thanks for the suggestion.
Gary
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 6:30 pm
by maddog2020
Gary Knox wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 3:51 pm
Sterling,
LOVE the support jack for the hub. I've got an A8 and the GTS to do suspension work on over the next year. Just ordered a pair. Thanks for the suggestion.
Gary
Works like a charm.
This is also another favorite
Also just as a note the new front strut bushing is 10mm taller than my 30 year old one.
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 2:18 am
by Sazerac
Also just as a note the new front strut bushing is 10mm taller than my 30 year old one.
Hmmm... That's interesting. Never thought about that one.
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 8:34 am
by worf
Sazerac wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 2:18 am
Hmmm... That's interesting. Never thought about that one.
https://openroad.site/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2023
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:06 pm
by Gary Knox
Sterling,
Can you post the height of the new strut mount bearing? That would help all of us know how much ours has collapsed whenever we start working on refurbishing the front suspension.
Thanks,
Gary
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:22 am
by worf
Gary Knox wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:06 pm
Sterling,
Can you post the height of the new strut mount bearing? That would help all of us know how much ours has collapsed whenever we start working on refurbishing the front suspension.
I already did:
https://openroad.site/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2023
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:52 pm
by Gary Knox
worf wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:22 am
Gary Knox wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:06 pm
Sterling,
Can you post the height of the new strut mount bearing? That would help all of us know how much ours has collapsed whenever we start working on refurbishing the front suspension.
I already did: https://openroad.site/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2023
David,
The only number I saw on this post regarding the strut mount is the 'the new one is 10mm taller'.
Being relatively new to this site, I was not aware that the light grey print in your post was a link. As I peruse that post, it looks like the new ones are 80 mm 'tall' - correct?
Thanks,
Gary
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:39 am
by worf
@Gary Knox
Correct: the new ones I measured were about 80mm thick measured from the point where the spring plate captures the end of the coil.
@maddog2020 It will be interesting to see if the new mounts have any initial “settle” and the magnitude if any.
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 12:11 pm
by maddog2020
Center bushes are taller as well.
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:58 pm
by maddog2020
Cleaning up after replacing the front strut bushings and finding you left out one of the washers that goes between the bushings. Don’t know which side I left off.
Cell phones come in so handy these days...
This one has the washer
This one doesn’t
I’m down to a strut removal in under 5 minutes....
Re: Weekend project
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:10 pm
by worf
BTDT ate the labor. Sucks. But, I guarantee you’ll never do it again!