Fw: Bilstein question

[llutman@hotmail.com (Lisa Lutman)]

I got a quote from shox.com for $389 for soft sport shocks and struts. I 
think that's the way I'm going to go.



Lisa
Vancouver, BC
87 2.0L 16V Scirocco





From: "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: Fw: Bilstein question
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 18:41:48 -0400


One try is all they get at my place then out comes the cut off saw. Zip zop 
they're gone. Assuming there are spares about and or you are putting 
Bilsteins in with their own nuts.

Rick Alexander
'87 MKII Rolling Roc
'86 Cabbie
'81 "S" MKI G60 in progress
'80 MKI (Parts)
'73 Baja Challenge car
'65 Brubaker Box
'62 Tuff Tubb dune buggy
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Robbie Cotner

   when I removed my cartridges it took a bench-vise, 30" pipe wrench, a 
rubber mallet, a propane torch, and lots of WD-40.  took awhile but they 
came out!-
   Rob

    "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:

     The "whole shock" consists of the thick vertical tube you see with a 
front
     wheel off that has the brake line bracket welded on and the camber 
bolts..
     The insert slides down inside the tube and there is a large almost
     plumbing-type "nut" that you wrench down on the top of the tube to 
tighten
     the insert in to place.

     The rear shocks just bolt right on without tubes or inserts.

     The only reasons I can think of that you would want to get the complete
     assembly is if yours was bent in an accident, the old insert is stuck
     inside and can't be removed, or you just wanted a bilstein strut tube.

     Personally, I have Bilsteins all around and I went with the inserts.
     Changing them was a piece of cake once I got the right tool to get the 
big
     "nut" off the top of the tube -- vice grips with a chain that you can 
grab
     a hold of stuff with (like an oil filter wrench but more heavy-duty).
     Although I imagine a large pipe wrench might work.

     HTH,

     -Toby

     On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Lisa Lutman wrote:

     >
     > Can anyone tell me how Bilstein inserts are different from a whole 
strut or
     > shock? (other than being $150 cdn less in price :) Thanks!
     >
     >
     > Lisa
     > Vancouver, BC
     > 87 2.0L 16V Scirocco
     >
     >
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