[Vwdiesel] Strut bolt stuck.

[Roger Brown]

Will Taygan wrote:
> 1981 VW 1.6 pickup.
> 
> Struts are out of the truck, springs compressed.  I can't loosen the
> 22mm bolt that holds the insert on.  It doesn't have the allen top, but
> rather a 7mm flat top.  I've soaked in P'Blaster, bent up the top and
> broken a 7mm wrench trying to get this off.  I've thought about
> hacksawing the insert off, and then sticking it all in a vise. Any
> better ideas?
> 
> Will.

An impact wrench usually does the trick.  Air will work, or probably even an electric one. 
  I have one of the inexpensive 12v impacts like below:
	http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92349
and it works surprisingly well.

-- 

   Roger