Re: Special tool 2069 (front shock remov

[James Marriott <marriott@micron.net>]

Paul Heneghan wrote:
> 
> From: enzeder@ix.netcom.com
> 
> >New shocks just arrived and I'm trying to figure out how to remove
> >the cap that holds it in the strut.  Bentley says to use 2069 which
> >I can't seem to find in my wee tool box :-(
> 
> >My other thought was to make my own tool out of a pipe.
> 
> My Haynes manual says that attempts to fabricate this tool out of pipes
> failed completely.  I used a big Stilson Wrench (one of those things with
> backward facing teeth that closes its jaws when being turned).  It left
> teeth marks, but did the job.  I took the strut out and removed the spring
> to make access easier.  I did the usual trick of getting my wife to stand on
> the arm of the strut to stop it from turning.

I laid a tiny weld bead on the cap along the axis of the housing. Clamp
the housing in a vise, and use a punch and hammer against the bead to
remove the cap. After about 1/4 turn the cap becomes free running and
spins off by hand. This is for a 4kq; dunno if it applies to 2069 use.

hth,
James