Re: removing front struts

["Joshua Strait" <joshua13s@hotmail.com>]

Hmmm.... Well color me stupid....your explaination clears a lot up.  My 
Haynes manual is not very descriptive, that's ok though since Potterman 
has a Bently on its way to my house right now.

Thanks Robot,

Josh

'88 16v Scirocco


>	Danger Will Robinson! The 7mm hex is not a nut. It's the strut shaft
>itself. To remove the strut assy. from the car...1) remove the wheel 2)
>remove the two bolts holding the bottom of the strut to the axle assy. 
Pay
>attention how they're installed. 3) remove the two 13mm nuts next to 
the
>upper strut bearing. You can now remove the entire strut intact. Don't
>attempt to disassemble the strut without a spring compressor! A lot of
>parts shops loan them out if you buy strut cartridges from them. The 
large
>nut is a 22mm. You can use an impact to spin it off without holding the 
7mm
>hex.(usually) Check the condition of your strut bearings when off as 
well.
>Reassembly is reverse. You'll need an alignment afterwards. Have fun.
>Gerry

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