 strut insert removal, do I need a special tool for this? |
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| echocanyons |
 Sep 25 2005, 01:07 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,094 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Bay Area, CA Member No.: 7 Region Association: Central California 
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I am swapping struts and I cant remove the cap, it looks like I need a special tool or something.
what do you think? Attached image(s) 
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| Part Pricer |
Sep 25 2005, 01:13 PM
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Believe everything I post Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,825 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Danbury, CT Member No.: 35 |
You can use a pipe wrench to take them off. Putting them back on is another story. It is a little difficult to set the proper torque using a pipe wrench. |
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| sj914 |
Sep 25 2005, 10:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 805 Joined: 20-August 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 1,053 |
You can use a pipe wrench, but that would be a last resort. I seem to remember seeing a tool that has two small round prongs thats used for taking the strut nut off. The tool is similar to an angle grinder wrench...right now I can't seem to find the web site for it.
If you really want to get creative, you can fashion a tool that has a c shape head and put two bolts spaced the same as those holes on the nut. |
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| Rough_Rider |
Sep 25 2005, 10:38 PM
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Smurf Zone Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 16-August 04 From: Beaverton, OR Member No.: 2,547 |
From working in a bike shop we used to have pin spanners to remove suspension forks & shocks.
A quick search on craftsman.com showed up these Armstrong Face Spanner Wrench |
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| Aaron Cox |
Sep 25 2005, 10:41 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
ive never seen a nut like that.....
all of mine were smaller OD than that.... i slumped to a pipe wrench..... |
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| echocanyons |
Sep 25 2005, 11:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,094 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Bay Area, CA Member No.: 7 Region Association: Central California
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They shocks were old koni's
My solution was to grind a notch, I then tapped it loose with a screw driver. I had another retaining nut with the new struts so I didnt have to keep the old ones. |
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| Spoke |
Sep 27 2005, 03:21 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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I bought an over-sized channel lock for the strut on my '86 Audi some years ago. The Audi's gone but the channel lock worked wonders for the strut on the 914. For replacement, I used the "Spoke" torque setting; that is, I tightened the bastard down good and hard.
Spoke |
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| tat2dphreak |
Sep 27 2005, 03:26 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
pipe wrench or one of those fancy-schmancy craftsman jobbers... made to turn rounded pipes without scarring...
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