STRUT REMOVAL TOOL

soimcrazy · Feb 9th, 2005, 01:00 AM

I know theres a strut removal tool for the do-it-yourselfer. But which strut removal tool will work with the struts from a 99 Altima?

I'm tired of my usernamee · Feb 9th, 2005, 01:57 AM

ummmm....all you need is the correct size sockets and a breaker bar, WD-40 and a Mcpherson strut spring compressor to compress the springs when removing the struts....

soimcrazy · Feb 9th, 2005, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 91sentra

ummmm....all you need is the correct size sockets and a breaker bar, WD-40 and a Mcpherson strut spring compressor to compress the springs when removing the struts....

but arent there several different Mcpherson spring compressor? or is there just one universal compressor?

ReVerm · Feb 9th, 2005, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by soimcrazy

but arent there several different Mcpherson spring compressor? or is there just one universal compressor?

MacPherson strut spring compressors are usually compatible across most coil-around-strut springs. Cars with separate springs/dampers sometimes have a different type of spring compressor (the guys at the local Pep Boys called it a "coil spring compressor"), which fits inside the coil spring and compresses it from there. If your car has coil-over-strut springs all around though, you should not need the latter.