Special Tools

[T2Andy]

Might try and put my HR SPRINGS on tonight just the rear for now
do i need any special tools apart from spring clamps cheers .and a car jack.

[Fat Audi 80]

You need the correct tool to undo the top mount nut. There are few threads on it somewhere if you search.

[T2Andy]

Thanks mate

[BRY]

Are they on then?
Do you want to fit them tommorow? If we don't finish it you could nick Dave's car, he doesn't work on a Friday

[T2Andy]

No imafraid ended up watching aircrash investigation with jack [my lad} i think its a two
man job just in case car falls on your ankles.could do tomorrow if we have time .does any one know how to .not got any top mounts ,could get some from GSF to put me on .im working in Hathersage tomorrow dont no if ill find time to collct mounts

[AndyP]

Let me know if you need the top mounts picking up, GSF is only 2mins from where I work.

Andy

[T2Andy]

if you could very helpful

[Graham]

I made about 8 of these strut top tools, they are basically a 12.9 grade M20 cap head bolt with the threaded part turned off leaving the shaft, then center bored out to clear the threads, cut and file two teeth on the end face. Cut the end of the bolt with the teeth on to a length off about 25mm long. Then weld it to a piece of inch strip, as long as you want, (8" is fine) and using the bored hole as a guide, drill through the inch strip. Dress it up so there's no rags and hey presto theres a strut top spanner.
In the picture there is the spanner and the nut above it i used to work from which is mangled from the effects of trying to get it off without the propper tool.
HTH

[hiltoa]

In the middle of doing my avant's 4 corners (standard bilsteins I'm afraid ) and I use an old 15mm (IIRC) socket with the tabs cut as above. It has flats on the opposite end for a spanner and works pretty well. Not as impressive as Graham's though
Just about to do my rears, need to work out how to disassemble the rear trim - it's all much better screwed together than the Passat!

[hiltoa]

Thanks to the avant guys who have done their own rear shockers for the heads up about not needing to remove the interior trim...
Suppose i ought to have checked the FA first...