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Bloody top nut on the strut!!!

posted by  sandkv on  Wed Apr 2 12:39 CST 2003
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I have the new Bilstiens and all the tools except one... Doing the job at Easter.
Ok I have read extensively on this topic here and elsewhere and I can not find a tool to buy for this job. I am not confident of finding a friendly mechanic near my house to spin it off whith an air wrench.
The latest suggestion I have from a friend who was an ex-mechanic is to put a set of vice grips or a stilson wrench through the coils of the spring and hold the shaft while I use my pipe wrench on the top. This seems reasonable has anyone done this?
Should I try to do this with the struts attached at the base or just bite the bullet and rip the whole thing out so I can do it on the bench?
Any help much appreciated
Karl





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