Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:05:35 -0700
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Syncro rear shocks
In-Reply-To: <37E3037D.13E@bc.sympatico.ca>
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Randy and list,
Good luck on installing the front springs without a compresser! Actually,
it is quite hard unless you have a really good pnumatic one that EVENLY
compresses the spring... I have the style that you tighten up a nut at the
bottom end of an threaded axle and compress the spring (you need two of
them). The problem with the Syncro suspension is that you cannot get the
compressors 180 degrees apart due to re-enforments being in the way. What
usually happens is the spring will not compress evenly and the back side
(the side you are installing) will start expand and you can't get the
spring in there... it took me about three hours to do my springs in my
Syncro - grrrr!
PS - I am surprised you are not installing the Rancho RS-5000s in the rear!
At 08:14 PM 17/09/1999 -0700, Randolph Feuerriegel wrote:
>Greetings.
>
>Thanks all for the response on the rear shocks. I am going to soak the
>bolts overnite and install them tomorrow. I am putting in OEM shocks
>which I purchased from former list member Harry Yates. They had never
>been installed and the price was too good to refuse. After verifying the
>parts # at my local VW, the dealer told me he had a single front in
>stock and was doing year end inventory. Great price, and ordered and
>second one at almost as good a price.
>While Bilstiens would be nice to have, ordered thru the list purchase,
>1200.00 Cdn. is a bit steep for me, especially since I just finished an
>engine conversion.
>Has anyone installed front syncro shocks without a spring compressor ? I
>looked at Tom Carrington's technical page where he details a front shock
>install for a 2wd van. Seems straight forward, but is it ?
>TIA.
>
>Randolph Feuerriegel wrote:
>>
>> Greetings all.
>>
>> I was planning on installing new rear shocks on my syncro this weekend.
>> Bentley is pretty sketchy on details, on the other hand, maybe it is a
>> no brainer. Is it that simple or are there a few tricks to installing
>> them.
>> TIA.
>> --
>> R.Feuerriegel
>> 88 syncro
>
>--
>R.Feuerriegel
>88 syncro
>
>
-- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada --
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-- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab --
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