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[Mk1] Strut insert replacement?
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you didnt lube your inserts at all? inserts should sit in engine oil, =
this assists in heat transfer away from the strut, as well as preventing =
any rust from forming.
Al
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: Nate Mellom=20
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Mk1] Strut insert replacement?
I needed a vice, propane torch, and a big pipe wrench to get my old =
inserts out. It can be done, from past posts it seems that most listers =
have been able to do it themselves. Also, one thing I wish I would've =
done is lubed the new insert with oil(ATF I've heard works good), that =
way next time they'll come out easier-=20
Rob=20
Nate Mellom <bronson@inwave.com> wrote:=20
So, I'm being extremely Cheapass (or would that be Brokeass?) and =
buying=20
the mega famed, often imitated and oftener dupicated Gabriel Red =
Ryder=20
strut inserts from Auto Zone. I"m just wondering, before I go =
outside=20
and look at my car, would I be able to install the inserts into my =
strut=20
housings or would I have to take them to a shop to have them =
installed?
Anybody else do this perfor-mo-swap that can give me some pointers?
Nate
'81
'84
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>you didnt lube your inserts at all? =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Mk1] Strut insert =
replacement?</DIV>
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<P>I needed a vice, propane torch, and a big pipe wrench to get my old =
inserts=20
out. It can be done, from past posts it seems that most listers =
have=20
been able to do it themselves. Also, one thing I wish I would've =
done is=20
lubed the new insert with oil(ATF I've heard works good), that way =
next time=20
they'll come out easier-=20
<P>Rob=20
<P><B><I>Nate Mellom <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:bronson@inwave.com";>bronson@inwave.com</A>></I></B> =
wrote:=20
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid">So,=20
I'm being extremely Cheapass (or would that be Brokeass?) and buying =
<BR>the=20
mega famed, often imitated and oftener dupicated Gabriel Red Ryder =
<BR>strut=20
inserts from Auto Zone. I"m just wondering, before I go outside =
<BR>and look=20
at my car, would I be able to install the inserts into my strut =
<BR>housings=20
or would I have to take them to a shop to have them =
installed?<BR>Anybody=20
else do this perfor-mo-swap that can give me some=20
=
pointers?<BR><BR>Nate<BR>'81<BR>'84<BR><BR><BR><BR>______________________=
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