TECH: Koni install questions

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Hmm, big Rigid tools, and "penetrating oil", sounds, well... never mind.

I've been sidetracked with an exam and the Cabby (I'll take German engineers 
you'd like to slap for $100, Jim), so hopefully I'm back into it for an hour 
or two today. After another trip to get parts...
Cathy


>From: Chris <vze28h54@verizon.net>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: TECH: Koni install questions
>Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 22:52:02 -0500
>
>A 24" pipe wench, I mean wrench is the hot ticket.  After wasting a whole 
>lot of energy through several replacements, I finally got the 24" pipe 
>wrench and 3 ft long piece of pipe (1" ID fit my wrench) as a backup.  The 
>wrench by itself was plenty.  The cap unscrewed with no trouble. The 
>solution was so simple.  Makes you want to kick yourself  for not getting 
>one sooner. A quality wrench was $50 at Home Depot or Lowe's, a no name 
>import was $25.  They were out of the good ones so I got Mr Noname.  It 
>worked. (If you want to impress all your friends, get a Rigid Model 848  
>48" pipe wrench (Aluminum) - just to hang on the wall.  I'm pretty sure it 
>is guaranteed to ward off burglars.
>
>Chris
>
>PS a little penetrating oil, Liquid Wrench, etc. probably helps.
>
>At 12:25 PM 03/18/2004 +0000, C Boyko wrote:
>>Thanks guys, it's just that collar that worries me, but we'll see. Pat's 
>>site looks helpful too, thanks Pat. I'm not worried about getting the 
>>strut out of the car (as I said, I learned how to screw that up royally 
>>when I did the headache's) , it's replacing the insert that I wasn't that 
>>clear on. I'll keep you posted on my progress, seems I have a few other 
>>things occupying my time, but I'm aiming for finishing in the next two or 
>>three days. That usually works out to weeks...hopefully it doesn't dip to 
>>like -20, this snow thing is nuts.
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Scirocco-l mailing list
>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l

_________________________________________________________________
Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSn Premium. Get 2months 
FREE*  
http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines