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shake shimmy rattle and roll clunk time to change your struts it s quick and easy daily driver section st be y bu no mystery you can do-ityourself a very common repair for all rabbits® golfs ® jettas® and sciroccos® is replacing the front struts springs and or bearings don t be suckered in discount muffler shops advertise new struts for $149.95 but when you finally drive out the bill is $800 if your car has any miles on it particularly if over 75,000 you ll need more than strut inserts and while the inserts are listed for a low price if you re charged $200 for springs and $187 for a top bearing more for snubbers etc your $149.95 strut job is now $657 or more your car s apart what can you do the replacement strut in by aligning the two top bolts into the holes in the fender and put the nuts on torque the nuts twist and pull down the strut so that it aligns with the bottom holes you may have to move the control arm for proper alignment put the 17mm bolts in make sure the eccentric one is on top and that the washer is aligned with the mark you transferred form the old strut and torque the nuts replace the brake line into the strut and replace your wheel it s simple you re done if your tires show any abnormal wear like on one side or the other or you re putting new tires on have the front end aligned they ll automatically do this and charge you for it at a shop even if you don t need it front struts call us first you can buy these items by the piece in sets or in assemblies may we suggest assemblies assemblies are the easiest to change just remove the entire assembly and replace if your steering is shimmying or shaking and giving you a hard time or your vw® is rattling in the front end or clunking we ve got the solution for you first check your tire pressure then change your front struts they re easy to change only four bolts per strut maybe a hour 2 hours tops completely new strut assemblies do-it-yourself strut rebuilding kit if you want to do the labor yourself we offer a complete strut rebuilding kit including two new springs two new oem boge designed inserts two new oem or german strut bearings and two new rubber snubbers this kit is not assembled and the below price is only good if ordered by this part number price is per pair only all rabbit® jetta® scirocco® `75-84 front strut kit with external threads on strut casing #sn1996 .159.95 strut kit with internal threads on strut casing #sn3947 usa built rabbit only .159.95 internal thread inserts are used only on rabbits® made in usa 81-83 -check someone may have converted your car to external see picture page 26 for rear 75-84 shocks springs only #sn12775 .129.95 all golf®/jetta® `85-92 front with two new oem boge designed inserts and two new strut bearings oem or german new snubbers and heavy duty usa made springs #sn4391 .189.95 for rear `85-92 shocks springs only #sn11768 .129.95 golf®/jetta® 4 cylinder `93-96 front #sn19959 .189.95 rear #sn19960 .129.95 ® here s how to do it all you need is a 17mm socket 17mm box wrench and a 13mm box wrench that s it no kidding loosen the nuts holding the wheel on then raise the front end of the car so that you can get at the strut s bottom end you ll also need to get at the top of the strut so don t raise the car too high do not raise the car where the strut attaches to the lower control arm let the control arm fall to its full relaxed position and then put a block under it or wire it in position without compressing it this will keep it from falling and stretching the brake line when the strut is removed take off the wheel on the bottom of the strut you ll find two 17mm bolts the top bolt has an off-center attached washer an eccentric washer on it this washer pushes against a shoulder on the strut to adjust the wheel s camber setting so before you remove the bolts mark the washer and strut with either a metal scribe punches or white paint so you can match them up later remove the nuts off the 17mm bolts first then the washers and push through the bolts holding the strut to the control arm stick one bolt back through either hole this will stop the control arm from falling when you take off the strut s top bolts now open the hood and remove the plastic cover on top of the strut by prying it off you ll see two 13mm nuts and one large nut in the center leave the large center nut alone take off the two 13mm nuts pull out the lone bolt on the bottom holding the strut on and take the strut out carefully transfer the alignment mark you made on the old strut to the new one so the camber angles will be the same put the assemblies include a new casing new german or oem strut bearing and new oem sachs strut assemblies these struts are the same units the dealer sells in a different box new firmer springs usamade new rubber snubber and cap all completely assembled sold exchange we save you money by using your core to build rebuilt assemblies for others rabbit ® scirocco® jettas® thru `84 these are new #sn13691 $259.95 pair rabbit® pick-up same as above but super heavy duty for #sn1983 $299.95 pair if you are super economy minded and only want to get a recycled assemblies f good pair of strut assemblies taken off a running test driven car these are disassembled struts checked bearing repacked and new snubbers added installed and reassembled not cleaned and painted rabbit®/jetta® `77-84 front #sn1985 99.95 pair golf®/jetta® `85-92 front #sn9092 99.95 pair golf®/jetta® `93-96 4 cyl front #sn39878 99.95 pair the above kits must be ordered by the kit no deletions allowed rear assemblies rabbit®/jetta® 75-84 scirocco® thru `88 cabriolet® thru `93 #sn9115 69.99 pair golf®/jetta® 85-92 warranties otcro over-the-counter replacement only our 100 new strut assemblies have a 24-month partsplace limited otcro guarantee our recycled strut assemblies have a 6-month limited otcro guarantee what this means is that if a part is defective we will replace it over the counter not installed at no charge to you the customer except for regular shipping charges #9079 79.99 pair golf®/jetta® 93-99.5 scirocco® thru `88 cabriolet® thru `93 #sn39905 $95.95 pair used parts available too p-79

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