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TECH: Koni install questions



If you wait a few days you'll see pics of the GRM ones going back in..
oh whoops those are coilovers, but the same ideas will apply.
Brian

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268/272 regrinds... :-)
its getting closer everyday

On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Ben Harder wrote:

> Cathy,
> 
>  I'll give you the very basic procedure, but please look in the 
> Bentley for some more details...
> 
> The front strut assembly is one-piece, and can be removed from the
> car quite easily... at the base of the strut housing you must remove
> the two alignment bolts and then the two small nuts at the top of the 
> strut on the strut bearing (these are 13mm I believe and keep the strut
> bearing in place).  You have to slide the strut off the steering knuckle
> and then the strut housing can be manipulated out from the car.
> 
> Once the strut is removed, the fun begins.  Use a spring compression
> tool to attatch to the spring and compress the spring until it is loose
> withing the assembly.  Using an impact gun and 24mm socket, remove
> the nut at the top/center of the strut bearing.  With this nut removed you
> can remove the strut bearing and the rubber bump stop and then the spring.
> The worst part of the job is to now remove the collar on the strut housing
> which holds the strut insert in the housing.  A local shop may be needed
> to apply the proper form of "persuasion" to get this mother of a collar off!
> It is usually a problem on old cars... ie. your mk1 most likely.
> But, once off, you can remove the old insert and install the Koni.  Just
> be sure to use the proper spacer that Koni supplies...
> 
> Well, hopefully this is a start and helps out somewhat.
> Please feel free to poke fun of my half-assed tech procedure, or simply
> correct and add to it!  ;)
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> --- C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Okay, I admit it, my cars are spoiled. So the last suspension came in a box, 
> > all assembled, and "just bolted on". That means I learned a few things not 
> > to do. Anyway, now it's time for the next car, and it's suspension is "some 
> > assembly required" with one of those picture sheets where words should be. 
> > (Konis)
> > I think I have the back figured out ( I have to ream out the hole in that 
> > top plate, but otherwise it's normal I think???) , but it's the front I'd 
> > appreciate a tech procedure for, since the strut is an insert and I've never 
> > dealt with that. It's the "out of the car" assembly that concerns me, I'd 
> > like to just put it in once...
> > Cathy
> > 
> > 
> > BTW, I measured wheelwell height on a few of the cars. As it stands now, 
> > Klaus is a full 2 1/2 inches taller at the wheelwells than the headache. 
> > Though I'll miss the "no jack" oil changes, this suspension can only be a 
> > good thing.
> > 
> 
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