since were on the topic of strut removal...

[sharpshooter33 at roadrunner.com (David Brown)]

Mine look like this:
http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=191412329

There A2.  I'm just wondering how these suckers are held in?  The nut on top 
is a 19mm.  There is no others than the one on the tower.

I'm going to cut a couple when I install to add a upper tie bar, but right 
now there is none.

D
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordy Stedman" <ydrogs@gmail.com>
To: "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com>; <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: since were on the topic of strut removal...


> On 3/24/07, David Brown <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>
>> My Bilstein HD's will be in this week for my 86 Jetta.  I have a
>> question...  They don't have bolts in the top of the strut towers, only 
>> the
>> main nut in the top... I'm hoping, thinking there's another one under the
>> main or what hold the spring in when I take the bottom 2 bolts out???
>
>
> You mean the 2 studs that stick up through the shock tower from the upper
> strut bearing that have 13mm nuts on them are gone?  If so make sure to 
> get
> a new strut bearing for each side.
> http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=171412329A
>
>
>> Some else at the store when I was checking out with my spring compressors
>> told me that an easy way to do any struts is to wrap wire around the 
>> springs
>> before you remove them from the car and u can use the wire to hold the
>> spring compressed while you replace the struts??? I may use the wire, but
>> with my compressor...Really don't want to let one of those puppies loose.
>> 8-\
>
>
> Stick with the spring compressors.  They are like $12 at harbor freight 
> and
> you will have them for life.  What happens if the coils you can not tie
> together spring out once you get it apart?
>
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