88 5KTQ front struts

[Ameer Antar]

Those things can be really hard to take apart if the caps rust weld to the
strut housing, especially if dust boots have been torn for long. I had to
take the whole strut housing out and cut through the cap. It might work fine
for you, but be prepared...

-Ameer

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 3:00 PM, <quattro-request at audifans.com> wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:21:20 EDT
> From: JeffreyZentner at aol.com
> Subject: 88 5KTQ front struts
> To: quattro at audifans.com
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> Hi All
> I have a 88 5KTQ and I need to replace the front struts, Bentley makes it
> sound like I can just remove the 3 bolts from the strut mount and the
> bearing
> plate and pull it out can it be that simple? Is the weight of the car
> enough  to
> neutralize the springs. Bentley refers to a tool 2069, will I need it?
>
>
> Jeff Zentner
> Alta CA
>
> 88 5KTQ
>
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> around the stumps"
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