Re: Audi 100 typ 43 : McPherson stuts, damper

[Paul Heneghan <paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk>]

From: "Robert Willemsen" <robwill2@wxs.nl>

>. . .  a special tool, then the strut doesn't need to be taken off the
car and apart..
>The tool is needed to unscrew the top-cap on the damper housing..
>I don't have the tool :-(
>
>From pictures in the manual I think to see it consists of a tube, being
able to 
>slide over the damper piston rod, with a handle on one side to turn it
round and 
>on the other side a hexagon (??) insert to fit in the top-orifice in
the top-cap..
>
>I do have welding-gear, so some constructioning would be possible to
me..

In my Haynes manual, they claimed that any attempts to make such a tool
were unsuccessful.  It might be worth enquiring at a main dealers how
much the genuine tool is.  When I bought my engine locking tool, (2079
or 2083), it was buch cheaper than I had thought it would be.

The strut dismantling tool will save you LOTS of time.  On the other
hand, I usually welcome the opportunity to dismantle the strut
completely so that I can check for wear etc.

Paul

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