Billy Wrench? Advice??, ...anyone have a Bilstein wrench? Options

[Eric_Shea]

Does anyone have the wrench for getting the Bilstein inserts out of the struts?

I've always been a Koni guy and don't know too much about these. Greg Peters, did you ever find out more about the oil? Does anyone know about the oil/fluid in the front struts? (it's not like the anti-freeze other mfgs. recommend).

Thanks in advance.

[mightyohm]

Hi Eric.

Whoever sold you the inserts should have some lying around. Shox.com gave me one when I first ordered some Bilsteins but omitted it the second time. They only include one if you specifically request it.

HOWEVER, the tools leave a lot to be desired. The metal is soft and bends easily, rendering them useless (and make it easy for you to slip and hurt yourself while you are torquing the shock.)

If you don't mind making a few nicks and scrapes in the threaded collar (noone will see it anyway), take a nice BIG pipe wrench and use that instead. It works great and you can really torque that sucker down (granted it is to an unknown amount, but whatever).

Harbor Freight sells a set of largish pipe wrenches for a few bucks, I have used them a ton for all sorts of things they were not intended for!