Easy Bilstein strut insert removal method

[squidmarks]

I've been lamenting how to get my Bilstein inserts out of my front struts for some time now. They had been sitting on my work bench as I worked away at disassembling the rest of the car's suspension. I had tried various methods already, but they didn't want to budge. Then, I looked over to my scrap metal pile and saw an 8" piece of 2" SCH 40 pipe (you can get it at Home Depot cut to any length you like). I slipped it over the insert, put the big washer on, then the nut and tightened the nut down. After a couple turns of the nut, the strut insert popped right out!

Geoff

[Kraftwerk]

good one!