Stripped nut on strut mount

[scirocco@macslut.org ('84 Scirocco)]

Interesting, I got mine from Potterman too.
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'84 VW Scirocco
'01 Ford Focus ZX3
St. Louis, MO

> From: Josh Hignight <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>
> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:57:13 -0600
> To: ''84 Scirocco' <scirocco@macslut.org>, VW List  <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: RE: Stripped nut on strut mount
> 
> Happened to me too. When I got my Eurosport Acc. bar from Potterman, it came
> with 2 correct locking nuts, and 2 incorrect. I didn't know they weren't
> correct and tightened them down. I took it off to work on something a week
> or two ago and the incorrect ones had stripped the stud on my strut top.
> Bummer...
> I'm just going to wait it out for a couple weeks until I order my coilovers.
> 
> Joshua Hignight
> Student Services/Technical Services
> New Mexico Campus
> (505) 821-4800
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: '84 Scirocco [mailto:scirocco@macslut.org]
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:53 AM
> To: VW List
> Subject: Stripped nut on strut mount
> 
> So I went to put my upper stress bar back on today, and one of the nuts on
> the strut mount is stripped.   Its loose as hell and spins quite easily but
> will not come off.  Any suggestions?  And no, the bolt is not turning.
> 
> Bleh
> 
> Greg
> 
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> '84 VW Scirocco
> '01 Ford Focus ZX3
> St. Louis, MO
> 
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