quattro digest, frnt strut removal type 44

[J123fs at aol.com]

Hey guys,
here is a quick primer on ten minute per side strut cartrige replacement:
1. Go to local hardware store and but the largest water/pump type pliers you can buy...should run 15 dollars max, and there great for household plumbing too.....
2. get a marker to trace around the top of strut mount (so you do not mess up alignment) or a center punch to mark the strut mount position, and mark alignment position.
3. slightly jack up the side of the car your working on, but only enough to get water pumps in-between the coils on the strut to get at the lock ring. No need for wheel to be off the ground!
****Use common sense and chock, and block the car, and use jack stands so the car will not fall on you; and keep fingers away from in between the coil springs!!!*****
****No need to end up with a name like "lefty" because you didn't take five minutes to make it safe!****
4. procede to turn lock ring to the left...sometimes a little pbr blaster or wd40 can help the rust loosen up a bit. After is fully unscrewed lower car back down.
5. unbolt strut mount, and lift out cartrige...try not to move the car too much as the strut may move off to the side making it tough to get the top mount back on.
6. install is just a quick reverse.....

No special tools needed, and has worked on every type 44 I had to work on ( many, as I used to be pro mech.), and no need to deal with removal of the whole strut, or to re-align if your carefull.
Good luck,
John