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Vinnems Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject: Strut disassembly question (and part question!) |
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How do I get these off to get the strut assemblies off? Hoping for some sure shot methods, as my vice clamps are just slipping on it.
Last edited by Vinnems on Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:04 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Mikedrevguy Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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put them in a vice - use a pipewrench (just don't mess up the collar) _________________ 74 1303 (RevBug): plan for German Look
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Vinnems Samba Member
Joined: December 23, 2008 Posts: 1183 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Mike, I'll pick one up after work.
Another strut question, though. I notice in diagrams there is what looks like a rubber cylinder that goes under the boot. Part 21 in the following diagram:
Mine didn't have these on either side. I plan on picking them up, but any possible damage this may have caused to the struts? |
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vw_hank Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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no harm dun.. its good to have but you can live without it _________________ 1302s sunroof..
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19super73 Hardcore Stock Nazi
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candymustang65 Banned
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:55 am Post subject: |
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Yea and see the swivel plates ?
Need to clean them up and grease them with some white lithium as well as feel them up for roughness .
Also look at C.B. performance for idler arm bushing .
There better as front end shimmy was inherent to S.B. cars due to a weak Idler arm bushing .
In other word's there bushing is the big fix for S. B. ?
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Gary Person of Interest
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:26 am Post subject: |
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candymustang65 wrote: |
Yea and see the swivel plates ?
Need to clean them up and grease them with some white lithium as well as feel them up for roughness .
Also look at C.B. performance for idler arm bushing .
There better as front end shimmy was inherent to S.B. cars due to a weak Idler arm bushing .
In other word's there bushing is the big fix for S. B. ?
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What the heck does this mindless drivel have to do with anything? Swivel plates? Are you referring to the strut bearing? And what does the idle arm bushing have to do with this when the OP hasn't commented one way or the other. While you're at it, if you're going to scrabble-ramble about the idle arm bushing then point out the brass replacement is superior to the OE rubber/aluminum part. There are many sources for the brass replacement. _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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Vinnems Samba Member
Joined: December 23, 2008 Posts: 1183 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Pipe wrench worked like a charm! I didn't have a vice do I just went full redneck and wedged the strut between two thick tree trunks
I see why in other topics you guys say to put grease (or is it oil?) in to these. One strut just slid right out, the other I had to grip and hammer the strut housing downward until it eventually gave out. Bosch struts, so does that mean they were stock originals?
Any recommendations to what kind of oil or grease to pack in there for reassembly? |
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Mikedrevguy Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2008 Posts: 2240 Location: Medford, OR
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Vinnems wrote: |
! I didn't have a vice do I just went full redneck and wedged the strut between two thick tree trunks |
that's sweet Innovation at it's best. _________________ 74 1303 (RevBug): plan for German Look
76 914 with 2260
79 VW Iltis
69 Bwajaja
"The wise speak because they have something to say; while the foolish speak because they have to say something." Plato
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Mikedrevguy Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Vinnems wrote: |
! I didn't have a vice do I just went full redneck and wedged the strut between two thick tree trunks |
that's sweet Innovation at it's best. _________________ 74 1303 (RevBug): plan for German Look
76 914 with 2260
79 VW Iltis
69 Bwajaja
"The wise speak because they have something to say; while the foolish speak because they have to say something." Plato
Illigitimi non-Carborundum!! |
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