Pre-A1/A1 Strut bearings (was: Strut bearing replacement)

[peter@thescirocco.com (peter)]

-----Original Message-----
From: Neal [mailto:nealtovsen@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:18 PM
To: peter; 'Jeff Toomasson'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: Pre-A1/A1 Strut bearings (was: Strut bearing replacement)


>Unbolt the 22mm nutthat holds everything together , THEN jack it up,
push
the strut
>housing/hub assembly down, and unbolt the strut mount.
>Peter

The trick is keeping the strut shaft from turning when you try to loosen
the
22mm nut. Any ideas there?

Neal

Yeah, in a junk yard, clamp a ViseGrip on the shaft, between the springs
as tight as you can get it. 

Or use the special strut nut tool.

Or an impact driver might work, (the kind you use with a hammer).

Or bring a small 9 gallon air tank and a 1/2" impact gun, that should be
enough for 2 quick blasts.

Peter