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Lowering the '87-'89 Carrera
I'm planning on lowering my car to Euro height soon and was planning on ordering new torsion bar cover seals for the body, but I am wondering what the proper procedure is for dealing with the black rubber rocker strip that covers those torsion bar caps. I think this is the part number: OEM-91155904701GRV. Do I uncrew the end cap and pull the strip back and then re-glue it afterwards? Any specific instructions would be appreciated.
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The strip fits in a groove. If you just pull it back I am not sure you will be able to just press it back in. Maybe some other here have and know how to do it. I remove the end caps on both ends and then slide it out towards the front. WD-40 is a great help as a lubricant in both sliding out and sliding back in.
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Remove the rear rocker panel end caps (two screws), and then remove the rubber strip by pulling/sliding it rearward until it's clear of the rocker panel. If the rubber trim hasn't been removed in a while, clean the grit, etc. out the grooves. To reinstall, the rubber trim, you simply slide it back on all the way down the rocker panel. It helps to lubricate the groove in the trim (I use rubber treatment) and it will slide easier. There is no glue involved. Hope this helps and if it's not clear from my description, I think it will be obvious once you see how that trim is secured.
edited: ps: Kurt beat me to it... Last edited by KFC911; 05-10-2007 at 05:34 AM.. |
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Kurt and Keith have nailed it. Once the strip is out, the screws holding the trim are exposed (the large screws under the trim are obvious). With the trim gone, it's also a good time to check out the rocker behind the trim and clean it up, if necessary. Be careful on reinstallation--the aluminum is very easy to bend.
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Thanks, fellas, Pelican guys have done it again! Now there's no excuse to not complete the rite of passage of re-indexing those rear bars. Figure I'll put new Neatrix bushings on the spring plates while in there.
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You know that isn't all you'll do "while in there", right?
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Already replaced the cylinder head temp sensor, rear shocks, drop links, sway bar bushings, emergency brake aparattus, rotors, calipers, pads and rubber brake lines. I promise to leave the rear wheel bearings and trailing arm bushings alone this trip!!!!
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Thanks, but already purchased the Neatrix ones and have them on hand...
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