[s-cars] Front Strut Removal

[Joshua Van Tol]

Good correction for sure. Wet rags can also be handy to put out small
grease fires or to selectively cool overheated parts. A dry chemical fire
extinguisher is an excellent thing to have on hand in this type of scenario.

On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 9:54 PM Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> One correction: do not ever ever try to put out an oil fire with water,
> ever. I've been told that and I didn't listen. I had a tiny oil fire one
> time and grabbed a nearby bucket of water. The oil floats on top of the
> water, thins, and spreads. A half dollar diameter fire turned into a 10ft
> diameter moving puddle of flame in a heartbeat. Fortunately this was in a
> relatively controlled environment with very little danger of becoming a
> bigger problem so I was able to casually find an extinguisher by which time
> it had mostly gone out anyways. This would be quite a different story had
> it happened in a garage or under a car.
>
> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>
> > On Nov 17, 2015, at 10:28 PM, Joshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com> wrote:
> >
> > If the new struts have new cap nuts, why don't you simply cut the old
> ones
> > off? You can use an angle grinder to thin down the cap in a couple of
> > places, then chisel it off, being careful not to bung up the threads on
> the
> > strut tubes.
> >
> > Alternately heat (oxy-acetelyene, propane or Mapp not hot enough) will
> > work. But as Cody warned, you can really start a conflagration with shock
> > oil and whatnot, so work fast and have a bucket of water and a fire
> > extinguisher handy.
> >
> > Josh
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >> From: weski at verizon.net
> >> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 7:00 PM
> >> To: S-Car-List at audifans.com
> >> Subject: [s-cars] Front Strut Removal
> >>
> >> Patient is a 1995 S6 and I'm struggling with removing the strut cap so I
> >> can remove the front struts - Bentley says to use the VAG 2069 tool.
> >> I've read that it can also be done with a large pipe wrench but I've not
> >> been able to get it to budge.
> >>
> >> Any advice on where to pick up or borrow the correct tool or on how to
> >> get this loosened?  I can't seem to find anyplace on-line that sells the
> >> 2069 tool anymore - all NLA.  Should I get a 3' pipe for leverage on the
> >> pipe wrench?  Touch the collar to heat it up?  This weekend is my last
> >> chance to get the suspension repaired and ready for winter since our
> >> spare car goes into storage for the winter starting this Friday.
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Paul
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