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Messages - dadrathers

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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Buying my first mk2
it is a bit like the estate agent's mantra - location, location, location only in this case it is bodywork, bodywork, bodywork!!!

It's 'easy' to fix mechanicals but not so easy to fix bodywork. Don't get me wrong you can fix bodywork but it tends to be a bit of a 'money pit'.
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Tax disc holder
I found a fake tax disc supplier. Very authentic even down to the hand written registration number, vehicle class etc. Mine shows 08/92 cos the car was first registered in 08/91. Very sad!
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: VW garage in Bradford.
I presume you were sorted for the work from Aug/Sept, but just in case Brookroyd Garage at Killinghall, Skoda specialists, (similar distance as Knaresborough from Bradford) do all the work on my Golf and have done for 15 years. Ask for Matthew and mention my name (Alan Rathbone). It won't get you a discount but will give you a useful intro!!
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
Thanks for that. There was a lot of man-hours in those including the hardwood former and that has now broken. So won't be going into business making them anytime soon!

My bolts were from VW themselves and tightened OK. But you have to torque from the bolt head end which is not good practice as some of the torque gets lost in twisting the bolt. That could be why the thread stripped.
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
All done and back on the car - yay!

Haynes and elsewhere says to torque the lower bolts when the car is back on its wheels. Not possible - the exhaust is in the way on one side and the fuel tank on the other. So I tightened as hard as I could with conventional spanners whilst on the floor and then lifted it and did the final torque setting - still tightened quite a bit.

Anybody else found this issue?
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
So here is the first of my two underlays - see pic.



A bit crude around the edges but the shape is good and it sits well - you can also see the hardwood timber former that I made. Just as I finished the second one the wooden former split - just held together long enough - phew!

For those who have refurbed their rear suspension before can I ask whether you found there was a significant difference in the height of the new 'lower bearing' and the old one - see second pic. I guess the old one is a bit squished after 30 years but I am a little concerned about having enough thread on the top of the damper to fully connect the top nuts.



Cheers
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
Thanks for the link to the Meyle catalogue which indicates - 1.8 GTI PB, oil damper is replaced by 126 725 0055 so I am pretty confident I have the correct one. I have a copy of ETKA so whilst there are always a number of variations I think I have the correct ones  - we will see when eventually I get round to fitting them!!!

I will post some pics of my fabricated underlays when I have the gear to make them.
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
Thanks again L90E - you are a mine of information.  The Russian website was a really good description. I can obtain another 1J0  version so could remove a portion or maybe just cut it and see if it closes in. I am also going to buy some 1 mm galv sheet and a sort of flaring tool and try to make my own. They deffo won't be pretty but might just do the job.

The springs are VW - three green dots and allegedly 40 mm shorter then the standard spring. The dampers on ETKA should be either 191 511 115B or F by my reckoning. The number on the Meyle ones is different to your suggestion but that  might be expected if matching a different VW number - they are 126 725 0055.

I would have bought the (more expensive) Boge ones but they only had/have one - but no guarantee that I would still not have the same problem,
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
It is integral L90E and the shocks are Meyle from VW Heritage - listed as suitable for PB engine (8v GTI). Ditto springs. In fact most stuff is from VWH. Yep I could get it about the plastic encasement but might be difficult to find something suitable. Should all be jsut 'plug and play' if from the same source.
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
I saw the pic, L90E, of your assembly and the spring was a snug fit on the damper with no room for an underlay. The difference with mine is the that the 'boss' on the spring support is underneath not above the support - see pic. This means that there is a 2 mm gap all around between the spring and the damper body - see pic. Hence, I thought the underlay being steel would make up that gap and keep the spring centred.
Hopefully the pics will show??



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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
Thanks Marcosgt. In my case there is no rubber to protect but the spring is a loose fit on the damper body i.e. the bottom diameter of the spring is about 2-3 mm larger than the damper body. I believe the underlay is there to take up the slack and keep the spring central to the damper. Any thoughts anybody on my reasoning?
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Rear suspension 8v 1991 - one part missing!
Yep thanks SCS, I did spot that one but was put off by the postage initially.  But then I was tempted until I read some of the reviews (not on their site of course). Nearly all scary stuff - take money and no response, been waiting weeks and weeks etc. But mainly silence when e-mailed so I am not going to risk spending over £100.

If I find a source I will post on here but please if anybody else can find a supplier that would be great.