[Shotimes] Tokico Warranty

[Carl Prochilo]

Did you catch Kevin Galuska's reply to my question?  Basically there
is a big ass nut on top that needs to be removed.  I haven't seen
this myself because the struts are still on the car, so I take this
at face value, but the fellow at PP told me this too.  The trick is
not to damage the shaft when removing the nut as this might void the
warranty.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Kevin & Cheryl Airth said:
> Carl:
>  I did not know you could remove the inserts? I have cut a Tokico
> completely
> apart to see how it is made but I had to slice and dice the housing
> up to
> get it apart. It looks like the housings are welded up after the
> inert is
> put in? Let the list know how to take these apart without damage if
> you find
> out!!
> Thanks!
> .
> .
> .
>
>
>> I spoke with Performance Plus today about the warranty for my
>> front
>> struts.  Different from last time where I exchanged the entire
>> strut, this time I'm told that the Tokico's use an insert that can
>> be replaced.  I was probably told this at the time (5 years ago)
>> but
>> the inserts were probably not available so it was easier to just
>> swap the whole strut.
>>
>> While the whole strut is not available from Tokico (until the end
>> of
>> June I understand), the inserts are.  I don't think my housings
>> are
>> in bad shape.  Are there any pitfalls to replacing the inserts I
>> should know about?  I've already been warned not to damage or
>> chafe
>> the shaft.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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