Struggling getting inserts into struts

[yung-gun]

Having difficulty pushing inserts into the struts. think it could be because the old inserts were so corroded they have given the inside of the strut a fresh coat of rust :/

[Topblag]

what model of E30 do you have. You are aware of different sized struts ?

[yung-gun]

Yeah but i'm guessing the difference ia quite obvious. they alide in but get jammed about 2/3's down

[Topblag]

325i, all touring and all cabs have 51mm inserts and struts. smaller engine saloons and 4 doors have 45mm inserts and struts IIRC (I don't own anything smaller than a 325i so I really don't know).

[yung-gun]

I got them to fit by cleaning out the inner strut with a san paper attachment worked ok but struggled with the thread all is good tho