[Vwdiesel] front CV axel

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> The car has a lot of miles on the suspension.  What's the general opinion
on
> struts?  Do you replace the whole assenbly strut,spring, housing or just
> replace the strut using a spring compressor and reuse the spring?.
>  --
  I've always just done the insert.  If it's the first time then you'll find
the
housing is the outer shell of the original strut.  It's full of oil and the
piston rides against it.  My luck has been the cap that comes with the
new strut is almost always wrong and I have to use the old one.
     Loren