Bilstein struts n shocks?

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 3:47 pm 04/23/07 "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Ok this looks like fun!!! (NOT)
> Looks like a need a wrench that goes 2.25" or so to twist the rusty
> ass cap off the strut tower.
>
> They came off so easy from the car. I was thinking wow maybe this
> will be a repair that that's "easy"(never had one before, but I was
> hopefull) 8-) Anyway I get the spring off and now I'm at the strut
> cap.  Now it's a A2 Jetta the cap has a square looking top so I'm out
> to buy a large adjustable or pipe wrench to pull it off.  Stop me if
> I'm missing something.
>
> Hopefully they will twist off.  The square flange on top of the round
> cap looks like it will help with removing it.
>
> Wish me luck
> David
> 

Good luck!!! It may just come apart, it was one of the real nice looking
ones with only minor surface rust that gave me the grief. Give it a go and
see where you get I guess.
Cathy