[s-cars] Re: Strut Wrench Fabrication

[Evan Desjardins]

You are all sick, sick men.  I love it!

Thanks!!

-Evan

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:09:02 -0500 (EST), Charlie Smith
<charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org> wrote:
> You can make a Bilstein strut wrench very easily.
> 
> Take a piece of tailpipe about 12" long, with a diameter that goes
> through the strut tower hole and about matches the Bilstein nut.
> 
> The small square steel bits are easy.  Go to a hardware store and
> buy some 1/4" square keystock.  This is used to make keys for pulleys
> on notched shafts and such.  Cut pieces about 3/8" long and make
> corresponding slots in the end of the tailpipe.
> 
> Braze the pieces of key stock into the slots so that they line up with
> the notches on the Bilstein nut.
> 
> On the other end of the piece of tailpipe, braze a piece of sheetmetal
> so it covers up the end of the tailpipe.  Then, braze an old socket
> onto the center of the (now covered) end of the tailpipe.
> 
> This gives you a Bilstein strut tool so you can use a socket wrench
> to install and remove the Bilstein strut nuts.
> 
>     - Charlie
> 
>   Charlie Smith  charlie {at} elektro.cmhnet.org  614-471-1418
>   http://www.elektro.com/~charlie          Columbus Ohio   USA
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> 
>   95 S6 Quattro  -  24 PSI, RS2 6 speed, and other features
>   97 Dodge Ram   -  40 PSI, 4x4 w/Cummins turbo diesel
> 
> Earlier, Mark Strangways wrote:
> >
> > The nut can be had from Bilstein, and the wrench is best made (or bought)
> > out of 1 1/2 black pipe and some small square steel bits (hardened ?)
> >
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Evan Desjardins" <evan.desjardins at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] Parts Needed
> >
> > > Fellow gluttons for punishment,
> > >
> > > This one may be a tough one to find, but I'm trying to find a
> > > retaining nut for a Bilstein strut cartridge and the spanner wrench to
> > > put it on.
> > >
> > > The Gods of Audi have spoken - I'm damned.
> > >
> > > -Evan
> > > '95 //$6
> 
>