Re: off topic, but a student needs help!

["Jonas Karlsson" <jonas85k@hotmail.com>]

>From: "Corey Muscavitz" <skyrocco16v@prodigy.net>

>ok, well i'm the student.  at my auto technoligy class, both my instructor 
>and myself are dumbfounded.  in the shop we have an 87 golf gl that needs 
>front struts.  we got them out, but the problem is, after you get them 
>compressed, how do you get the strut cartrige out?  there is a funny 
>looking "nut" actually it is a collar with a slot on each side above the 
>bearing.

This is the way the A2 strut bearings are held on. You can buy a special 
tool for it, or make your own. I used a 1/2" drive 13mm deep socket (I 
think, just whatever will fit) and took my angle grinder and ground away 
metal until I was left with 2 "tabs" that fit. This was 1 year ago so the 
details are a bit fuzzy.

Any manual should detail the procedure.

HTH

Jonas
85 Scirocco 2.0
78 Scirocco 1.8
For direct reply: jonas@metabolex.com
http://www.geocities.com/scirocco2l8v
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