Re: Strut cap removal tool?

[eyvind.spangen@c2i.net (Eyvind Spangen)]

On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 07:26:22 -0700, you wrote:

>Does anybody have any info about where to find the strut cap removal
>tool (Audi # 2069/a)?
>
>I've tried the usual alternatives including a pipe wrench and a big F'in
>pair of channel-locks but the damn thing just won't budge.  I'm thinking
>I might actually have to resort to purchasing the tool so that I can
>attack it with my impact wrench to break it loose.
>
>Also interested if anybody has one to loan (especially in the PNW) since
>the only price reference I've seen on this tool was a comment from Scott
>J. in Dec '96 that said he paid in the neighborhood of $200 for it.
>
>Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

I made one myself by welding a nut of the right size (to put into the
groove on top of the the threaded cap) onto a thick pipe and welding
an old socket onto the top of the pipe. Voila, my own #2069, and it
costed me about $1.. :-)

The caps are _really_ stuck on some cars, you'll probably need the air
wrench..

ES