Author Topic: Front strut top bolts - tool?  (Read 4510 times)

Offline Paul86S2

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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #10 on: 22 August 2010, 02:06 »
As said earlier a spark plug socket fits on and it has flat edges to fit a spanner onto whilst you fit your 7mm allen key down the hole in the middle.
22mm deep offset ring spanner also works well.
Impact gun also works but they don't recommend you use them on your shocks.

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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #11 on: 22 August 2010, 15:34 »
ok - swan neck spanner thingy ordered - £6.55 delivered.

Bored now - might examine the plug spanner option.

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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #12 on: 22 August 2010, 17:05 »
I used the spark plug socket and the impact gun. Worked a treat every time and quicker and easier than mole grips and probably safer by the sounds of it  :grin: :grin:

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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #13 on: 23 August 2010, 09:27 »
new VAG nuts need a lambda probe/diesel injector socket as they're a larger size :)
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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #14 on: 23 August 2010, 13:57 »
Broke one of mine - busted out the allen key bit!
So had to use an air-tool gun!
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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #15 on: 23 August 2010, 14:15 »
same here, though i didnt snap the allen key it ended up a nice spiral shape  :grin:
windy gun made short work of it
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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #16 on: 23 August 2010, 15:27 »
I used a ring spanner that looked like this:

Combined with an allen key in the centre to keep the strut in place.
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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #17 on: 23 August 2010, 15:33 »
good!  Thats what I ordered.   :smiley:
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Re: Front strut top bolts - tool?
« Reply #18 on: 23 August 2010, 17:38 »
thats the correct tool. just make sure the allen key is nice and chunky, or a socket one like I used, otherwise it will be harder to turn and will probably break if its still the original nuts :)
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