Front strut housing re-assembly?

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Neal-
  I seem to remember seeing a tool in the McMaster-Carr Supply catalog.  It
was called an "adjustable spanner" or "spanner wrench" (not to be confused
with the British "spanner", which is what we Americans call an open-end
wrench).
If this doesn't bear fruit, perhaps Geoff has the special tool?
(I also machined a 3/8" drive 'socket' that has four 'prongs' that engage
four notches in the steering stem nut on my Suzuki, it has an OD of  44mm
and an ID of  37mm .  If these dimensions are the same as the nut on your
units, I would be willing to lend it to you.)

Larry   sandiego16V

> I'm assembling the front struts on my Scirocco that I
> got from Geoff at Solo Specialties (thanks Geoff!),
> and I'm not sure about the "correct" way to tighten
> the cap on the strut tube (looks like Geoff called it
> a "gland" nut in his notes?). He recommends 100lbs of
> torque or more. Is there a special tool I should be
> using for this? It has four notches around the top
> that I'm sure are the appropriate interface to some
> sort of tool. I'd rather not muck it all up with
> channel locks or some other hacked method, especially
> since I just painted it. :)
>
> Neal
>
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