I am going to be changing the springs on my mk1 soon. I was read reading the bently and it says you need a special tool to remove the slotted nut on top of the strut. Is there anyway around it or do you have to buy it? Jay '80 Scirocco 8v '88 Scirocco 16v -- To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@privateI.com, with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.