Front strut nut question

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Klaus' new yellows seemed to have come with some extra parts, and your strut 
housings may be the same style as mine, that is, there is a cap you reuse on 
the old housing (that you have to undo with a BFH and a pipewrench, fire, 
swearing, whatever), and there is no need for that cap they provide with the 
outside thread (which uses the two pin tool) . I think it is that you just 
add fluid and put the old cap back on there. But then again, I may have 
assembled mine wrong, aren't those pictures confusing? Or maybe I'm just 
really stupid. (And now for some reason my car sits 1" higher on the one 
side, I plan to thrash it, then dissassemble it if it isn't just a "settling 
in" issue, I measured everything and it all seems kosher)
Julie's talking about the very top nut, the one that sticks up through the 
strut bearing, but you're talking about that outside threaded piece, right? 
I think they give you a bunch of stuff to accomodate various strut housing 
styles. (The pictures seem to show a few variants)  Maybe someone who knows 
could confirm that.
Cathy


>From: "Dave M" <eurorocco@hotmail.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Front strut nut question
>Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 08:00:38 -0400
>
>Hi everyone, I've just been hanging back reading everything you guys (and 
>girls) have been saying, but haven't had much to say or ask myself.  But I 
>do have something now.  I just got new springs and shocks/struts for my '87 
>16v, and I've got a question about the nut that holds the insert inside the 
>housing.  The koni yellows I just got came w/ a new nut thats completely 
>round w/ two holes on top of it.  The instructions show some kind of tool 
>being used to tighten it.  My question is, do I need this tool to change my 
>struts or is there another way?  I can't see it being very easy without it. 
>  If I need this tool, where can I pick one up?  I can also use any 
>pointers you guys have on making the change over easier.  Thanks for all 
>the help in advance.
>
>Dave M.
>
>'87 16v scirocco
>'97 gti vr6
>
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