My struts! oh god!! the horror...

[greg.rocco at gmail.com (Greg Pallett)]

Next, try 95 south through Baltimore and to DC!

On 5/9/06, Peter <peter@thescirocco.com> wrote:
>
> Good thing you didn't come down any later.
>
> Southbound 95 was really backed up, for rush hour(s).
>
>
> Peter
> http://thescirocco.com/
>
> Drive the GTI, and save the Scirocco!
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timbo [mailto:timjmcconnell@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:06 PM
> To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
> Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: My struts! oh god!! the horror...
>
> I ended up getting some very nice rust-free housings from Peter - drove to
> Delaware. My first time on I-95. FUN!!! That road is huge - but it was
> still
> jammed with cars.
>
> --Timbo
>
> On 5/9/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > You want my old ones? They have that cool rust and heat welded thread
> > on the top, that's not a problem, is it ;P  Yeah, I feel your pain,
> > what a pain in the ass if they don't come apart....
> >
> > Cathy
> >
> > On 8:13:00 am 05/09/06 Timbo <timjmcconnell@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Got my parts from Germanautoparts. New Boge Turbo Gas (which are
> > > aparantly called Sachs Super Touring now that Boge is Sachs) inserts.
> > > These are the ones for the german struts. Fine - I have a rocco.
> > >
> > > Yeah - I took my struts out, took em all apart with no problems.
> > > Then it came time to remove the old inserts from the lower housings.
> > >
> > > "Made in USA" .... WTF?? these are from a rabbit? what's going on
> > > here. Why is the housing so different? The top nut thingy that holds
> > > the insert in threads on the inside instead of the outside. so no
> > > cutting or any of that for me. I went over to Mr. Shisler's place -
> > > and we tried and tried to get them off with the world's larges vise,
> > > and some pipe wrenches. We actually got one of the caps off - only
> > > to find WATER instead of oil on there. We tried to pull it out, we
> > > tried fire even. Lots of fire. didn't work. Massive failure..
> > >
> > > So. those are abandoned. Now I have to find some strut housings.
> > >
> > > Anybody near me in PA have some strut housings or struts I could get
> > > off of ya? I'm going to try to find a salvage yard tomorow, and see
> > > if I find a cabbie or something.
> > >
> > > --Timbo
> > >
> > > --
> > > Timbo!
> > > Location: Glenside, PA!
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