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addicted2thevr6
10-21-2005, 06:24 PM
Ok so i am trying to replace my strut, and am i having troubls. i cant find the tools i need to do it at any store. sears. kragen all lack the correct tools.

This is the part of the strut that i cant get. i know what i need to do, i just cant find the tools:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/forumbordrt2/3.jpg

Here are the tools i cant find. i mean i have found the same type but i need the socket or the wrench in 22mm and no place that i have gone has it. does anyone know where i can get these in 22mm?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/forumbordrt2/4.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/forumbordrt2/s13.jpg

if anyone else things i am going to run into other problems please let me know. haha
karl
10-21-2005, 06:55 PM
have you checked pep boys......ive found tools there i couldnt find elsewhere......if you get a deep offset box end wrench----you might have to grind it a little bit to make it fit better-----i know i had to
mitssn
10-21-2005, 07:19 PM
Sears, napa, etc. You'll probably need a deep socket and an impact gun to break that sucker free otherwise the strut will just spin...
MikekiM
10-21-2005, 08:40 PM
That top one, you make.
Take a standard 22mm socket and grind down the sides so you can slip a wrench on it.

The second one is made by stahlwille tools. They're tough to find.
Damon
10-21-2005, 10:05 PM
I bought mine from Sir Potterman..
http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=T%2E91600%2D22A

28 bucks for a lifetime of removing struts...
duberforlife
10-21-2005, 10:12 PM
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/48200/48121.JPG
sandiegobmx
10-22-2005, 12:07 AM
A 5/16" (9/16 maybe, can't remember and I'm too lazy to run to the garage) deep spark plug socket with a square end will work. You may have to drill out the 1/2" a bit to get the allen key through...
kooz
10-22-2005, 12:33 AM
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/48200/48121.JPG

+1 :tup:
01rdGOLF
10-22-2005, 02:57 AM
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/48200/48121.JPG
+2:D ...... waaaaaaaaay easier than doing it by wrench... well worth it too.
mike
10-22-2005, 10:35 AM
impact will take it right off
MikekiM
10-22-2005, 10:55 AM
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/48200/48121.JPG

-10!

These will cause the shock shaft to spin. If you're removing old struts, fine, damage them before removing them.
If you're putting in new struts, DON'T!. You'll risk damaging the piston, as the shock shaft will spin. And you're not guaranteed that the nut will even be tight. You have absolutely no way of knowing how tight that nut is.

Use the tools you pictured as you can put a torque wrench on that socket.
http://www.purems.com/mike/Images/strut_nut_tool3.jpg
duberforlife
10-22-2005, 04:33 PM
-10!

These will cause the shock shaft to spin. If you're removing old struts, fine, damage them before removing them.
If you're putting in new struts, DON'T!. You'll risk damaging the piston, as the shock shaft will spin. And you're not guaranteed that the nut will even be tight. You have absolutely no way of knowing how tight that nut is.

Use the tools you pictured as you can put a torque wrench on that socket.
http://www.purems.com/mike/Images/strut_nut_tool3.jpg


Worked for me every time never any problems i dont know how may bent struts i have had but never had any problems with the install