Front strut nut question

[eurorocco at hotmail.com (Dave M)]

  LOL, The pictures that came w/ them are definitely a bit confusing.  It 
would've nice to have some explanation's w/ the pics, but then I guess it'd 
be too easy;)  You've got the right one, I just need to take a look at the 
stock one and see it's different from the one that came w/ the new inserts.  
I'll hopefully be starting this project this weekend, and I'll let everybody 
know how it turns out.


>From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>
>To: eurorocco@hotmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: Front strut nut question
>Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 23:59:51 +0000
>
>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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