Re: strut bushing(a2)

["Mark Peele" <scirocco_s@hotmail.com>]

>Hi all.
>
>My 85 GTI needs strut bearings. What tools am I going to need besides 
the
>spring compressor? I remember someone mentioning awhile back you needed 
a
>special socket. Can someone refresh my cloudy memory? TIA
>
>Zach
You can buy a special socket, but IMHO it's a waste of money.

For the top strut nut, I just get the right size socket. Then I get my 
vise grips and set it to go around the "top" [the side where the socket 
wrench would "plug" in] of the socket as tight as I can humanly make it. 
Then, I get the appropriate allen wrench which goes through the center 
of the socket into the strut. I usually put a bar on the end of the L 
shaped allen wrench for leverage. twist and remove.

works for me every time.

Mark Peele
1981 Scirocco S
1982 Scirocco
1987 Golf GT
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/mark.htm




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