Removing rear struts in Typ 89

[Chris Semple]

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> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of radek at istar.ca

> 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.

On the 80/90 cars you don't need to pull anything besides the foam cover on
the nuts, access through the trunk. 22mm short chrome socket on a footlong
3/8 ratchet will do the trick. I don't usually need to hold the strut shaft
itself, but if you weren't saving them, Visegrips on the shaft through the
spring coils will do just fine.

-Cheers
-Chris Semple
Concord NH
'92 S4
   '95.5 S6a
        '94 Cabriolet v6