Removing rear struts in Typ 89

[Dave K.]

If you can get an impact gun on it it will spin it off without holding the
shock.  Otherwise you can just use a wrench and allen key.

Dave K.
'90 CQ


----- Original Message -----
From: <radek at istar.ca>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:32 PM
Subject: Removing rear struts in Typ 89


> Hello fellow AudiFans.
>
> It's bearing replacement time - lr wheel.  For this, I need to remove the
whole strut (I
> have an early 1988
> model with the bearing housing and strut welded together).  Space in the
trunk is tight,
> it looks like I need
> a 7 mm Allen key to hold the shock absorber  steady and a socket to undo
the bolt.
> Bentley shows tool 3078 which looks like a long socket open on one side
and VW 524 - a
> "two pin spanner".
> Would anyone know any tricks?  I'm thinking of grinding a socket on two
sides to grasp it
> with Vise Grips,
> so the Allen key can go through the top opening.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks.
>
> Radek
> 88 90Q
> 91 V8Q 5-sp.
>
>