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      11-17-2016, 08:56 AM   #1
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Is an alignment needed when replacing rear dust sleeve?

Hey all,

The other day I was driving my '04 3.0i around and was noticing a little noise coming from the rear. Upon inspection, it appears my dust sleeve (p/n 33521136283) is being squished under compression, and now looks like an accordion. Best I can work out what happened is when I installed koni yellows this summer I must have biffed up putting this on correctly

Anyways, since this car is going to be used this winter (and the part is relatively easy to replace), I was wondering if an alignment is necessary after replacing the part, as I have to remove the shock. If I remember correctly, the camber and toe adjustments are independent of the shock, but I want to make sure replacing a $5 part would or would not require an extra $100 to align the car.

Worst case scenario, I wait to replace the sleeve until next year and get the car aligned right before autocross starts up again
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      11-21-2016, 09:43 AM   #2
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Hey all,

The other day I was driving my '04 3.0i around and was noticing a little noise coming from the rear. Upon inspection, it appears my dust sleeve (p/n 33521136283) is being squished under compression, and now looks like an accordion. Best I can work out what happened is when I installed koni yellows this summer I must have biffed up putting this on correctly

Anyways, since this car is going to be used this winter (and the part is relatively easy to replace), I was wondering if an alignment is necessary after replacing the part, as I have to remove the shock. If I remember correctly, the camber and toe adjustments are independent of the shock, but I want to make sure replacing a $5 part would or would not require an extra $100 to align the car.

Worst case scenario, I wait to replace the sleeve until next year and get the car aligned right before autocross starts up again
The rear shocks don't affect the alignment so you're good to go replacing the sleeve.
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That's what I was thinking. Thanks!
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