FW: [Shotimes] Tire Rub, Pinch Bolt, ABS sensor...

[Ron DeReus]

Well, its finally done.  George, you're right - no tire rub now that the
strut is "pinched" tight again.  And just undoing the ABS harness on the
seat was so easy - thanks Ian, Josh, Tom, and Tim.

And I have about 4 guys who can come over next time this happens to show me
how it's done, right Dave, Ron, Paul, and George?  Wow - the new Beetles!

Ron DeReus
95MTX





Should have tried a left handed bit.  Might have got lucky, at the worst you
would have done what you did.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Porter
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 4:22 PM
To: 'Dave Kegel'; 'Ron DeReus'; 'shotimes'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Trick to removing rear ABS sensor?


Absolutely!! And forget those cobalt drills, which I believe are worthless
and a waste of money. Get a carbide drill and drill the SOB out in under 5
minutes, then use a bolt and nut.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dave Kegel
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 7:18 PM
To: 'Ron DeReus'; 'shotimes'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Trick to removing rear ABS sensor?


Why remove the knuckle at all?  Drill out the bolt with a hand drill and
replace with a bolt and nut.

Dave Kegel

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of George Fourchy
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 2:14 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Tire Rub


On Sat, 10 May 2003 23:04:28 -0500, Ron DeReus wrote:

> I then found out that the
>tapered end of the pinch bolt was indeed sticking out the other side as it
>should be, but started trying to drill it out for replacement anyway since
>the head was missing.

In my mind's eye, your initial diagnosis is correct.  If the head is broken
and
missing off the bolt, there is nothing holding the pinch tight.  Even though
the
bolt is there, the little flange on the strut isn't that tough, and is not
meant to
support that corner of the car, which is what is happening if the knuckle is
not
gripping the strut tightly.  It's probably bent and distorted inside the
pinch.
Measure the distance from the bottom of the strut to the bottom of the
knuckle, and
compare it to the other side.

You can still use the strut when you get another pinch bolt.  There is a LOT
of
pressure on the strut from the knuckle when the pinch is tight.   The flange
is just
a guide to get the height within a fraction of an inch of what it should be.
The
bushinged arms are what keep the alignment correct.

George
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