rwilkinson 0 Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 hi,I'm just about to change the front dampers so the cars gonna be in pieces and i was wondering what else might need changing?thanks Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 i would change the bumpstops and also frount top mountings and bearings Link to post Share on other sites
rwilkinson 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 thanks for the help......again! Link to post Share on other sites
apd 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 don't bother with the timing chain.vw dealer doesn't change them unless they rattle.nobody on here seems to have had a chain break/snap on here? Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 i would change the bumpstops and also frount top mountings and bearingsyep, exactly. don't forget to get your camber set up properly afterwards (not a bad idea to have a bit more camber than o.e. settings as well ). you may wanna check on the condition of your wishbone bushes whilst down there as well, primarily the rear one, if the bushes so need changing you can either go for powerflex or if you decide to go for standard just buy new wishbones (will be cheaper than putting new ones in your cyrrent wishbones)...and use vw stuff as gsf bushes are crap (a mate fitted some to his mkIII TD 6 months ago and they're dead already!)apd - i think he was just talking about suspension items. but its a pretty risky game to wait till something breaks before fixing it when it comes to timing. on obd2 cars its really unlikely to have any probs, but its very likely the top runner will wear out on obd1's...and its quite easy to check the condition of it yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
apd 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 tell me more acf about how to check,make it an idiot proof guide! Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 timing chains??? get ur timing chain GUIDES & tensioner replaced, they wear and eventually wear and the tensioner gets fully extended and bang...ur timing chain skips a sproket and u die... Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 well, don't replace them if they're ok.how you check is you remove the inlet manifold, coilpack, aux water pump (well, just undo it & move it out the way), cam cover, tensioner bolt (may need rebleeding on refitting), and top chain cover and have a peek inside. its pretty likely that obd1's will have almost worn through the top 'blade' runner and you have to get the box off to change this so do the lot whilst there, but on obd2's there should be very little wear. Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 looking in the EKTA CD at the front and rear suspension are the bump stops called stop buffers and can i go for the heavy duty ones and do i also need to chang the bellows and what are they Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 you're gonna have a heart attack when you find out the price of bump stops!in ETKA they're called stop rubbers on rear, and rubber stops on front. a couple of things, make sure you're lookin on image 407-15, NOT 407-10 for front (10 is for 4 stud cars). and also, there are two bumps stops listed for rears, with the vr6 one being slightly shorter. as you're fitting uprated susp you'll need to trim about 20mm off them anyway, so just get the cheapest. don't bother with the HD ones, the normal will be fine and you don't really want stiff bump stops.bellows are just dust covers, as long as the current ones are fine re-use them. Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 you wern't wrong there andy !!front ones are £8 each and the rear ones are fu*!ing £17 each. should i go for OE All round or can i get away with the ones from ECP. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 well, vw ones rear ones will only last about 100k, would have thought ECP ones won't last as long. find out the cost and go from there, if theres very little difference get vw. Link to post Share on other sites
stuey 0 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I bought some rear bumpstops yesterday from vw, they were £14.18+vat. I have got koni's and eibach springs, do i need to trim them down a bit? They have a disc shaped end at the top, better to trim the other end? Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 do i need to cut 20mm off the front bumpstops too Link to post Share on other sites
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