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Fornt strut insert????

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Hi all,
At the risk of sounding very thick!!??!!
I have just ordered a set of strut inserts for my mk 1 clipper (93). I have also now just pulled my original struts and the original housings have oil and the plunger assembly as part of the strut. Am I right in thinking I just drain the oil and discard the plunger then insert the new damper insert?
I am used to air cooled VW's and they use torsion front beams (no  struts)

Cheers

Si
Currently running a VW Touareg altitude, Polo and 93 Clipper Cab, recently restored a 1303s Aircooled beetle and 11 window splitty

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Yes, but you need to re-fill the strut with either oil or glycol in order to help dissipate heat. Measure what comes out and re-fill with that amount.

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Sorry I don't follow that, maybe im being thick, if you refill with the amount that was previously in there it will just overflow when you put the insert in.

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Sorry I didn't read the post properly. You fit the new damper insert but add approx 50mm of oil or glycol.. Hope that read better.

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Cheers for that:cool:
Currently running a VW Touareg altitude, Polo and 93 Clipper Cab, recently restored a 1303s Aircooled beetle and 11 window splitty
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