rear suspension removal

hi,
please could anyone tell me where i can get the tool required to remove the rear suspension? or is there another way of doing it? i have tried vw and they dont stock them?
any help greatly appreciated,
paul

Paul didn't need any special tools when i stripped mine , what part do you mean ?

Cheers….

If you are removing the rear axle from the car. CLEAN UP THE THREADS of the mounting bolts on the car. Get them shiney like new before you attempt to remove the 4 17mm nuts. Then use lots of penetrating oil and remove them very carefully winding backwards and forwards as you take them off. These bolts have a tendency to snap off and replacing them is a ?mare, involving hacking holes in the body to access the box section and re-welding in replacements. You have been warned!

If you are just removing the rear spring the bottom shocker bolt usually rusts in and needs to be hack sawed off, get replacement bolts before you start. If the springs are standard ones you can mange to remove them without a spring compressor but I would use one to be extra safe.

cheers, ended up putting oil on them and using mole-grips and ring spanner, see what u mean about those bottom bolts, absolute beast to get off,
cheers again,
paul