RE: front struts

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

I disagree with the idea of brake fluid. It deteriorates paint, therefore if 
ANY leaks out it could damage your paint, undercoating, strut housing paint 
leaving it susceptible to rust from the road. I recommend antifreeze, after 
all what is it used for?

From: David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org, Sal Guzzo <yu129742@YorkU.CA>
>Subject: RE: front struts
>Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 18:56:32 -0700
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>use a monkey wrench (and maybe you'll need a pipe to add leverage - but
>prepared to warp the shit out of your wrench!)
>dave
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>put the housing in a large-ass vise (i mean anchor size, or bolt it down
>good!) - remember to put some fluid (brake works fine in the housing when
>you replace the front shocks) in the strut housing
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>At 06:30 PM 7/17/99 -0700, you wrote:
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> >Loosen the retaining nut on the housing with a large pair of channel 
>locks
> >(and I mean large!).HTH
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> >Chris DeLong
> >'80 16V Rag
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> >'82 GLI
> >'80 'Vert
> >'80 PU (slammed to the curb)
> >'61 17 Window
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> >From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
> >To: yu129742@YorkU.CA
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> >Subject: Re: Removing strut (how to...)
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> >Use channel locks(VERY BIG) to twist the big retaining nut in a vise. HTH
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> >>From: Sal Guzzo <yu129742@YorkU.CA>
> >>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>CC: VWofT@onelist.com
> >>Subject: Removing strut (how to...)
> >>Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 20:32:13 -0700
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> >>I finally got the nut off (I had to cut the fucker off).
> >>
> >>Now I need to know how do I get the old strut off?  Thanks
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> >>Sal
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> >Chris DeLong
> >'80 16V Rag
> >'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
> >'82 GLI
> >'80 'Vert
> >'80 PU (slammed to the curb)
> >'61 17 Window
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Chris DeLong
'80 16V Rag
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'82 GLI
'80 'Vert
'80 PU (slammed to the curb)
'61 17 Window




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