How do you compress springs on a Macpherson strut.?

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I have done it with the manual hook and bar compressors but they will not compress the springs far enough to fully relieve pressure on the springs seats

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If you are goint to re-fit the spring you can attach the compressor to the spring before jacking up the car - that way you have 'pre-compressed' the spring.

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If you have already taken the strut off, or want to change the spring, then I am afraid that you will have to get a longer compressor. Sykes Pickavant make heavy duty coil spring compressors (which I use for 4 x 4 springs). You will have to go to a motor factor such as Partco for these.

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Without sounding patronising, remember to tighten the compressors evenly, and when you have the spring off be very careful not to knock it - if it escapes when under compression the results can be pretty catastrophic.

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Sorry to smirk, but it's a Pain in thea *** on some cars.
Try to ensure that you are grabbing the springs with the compressors are far open as possible.
If this doesn't give you enough compression, then you have the incorrect type of spring compressors.

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with the hole strut out of the car you could take it to a shop and have them flop the strut in the spring for you it cost me $10 a strut and they had to cut the old 1 out i kinda bent it!! lol

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93 accord is shaking every time i come to a red light or stop!!!!?

Then you are not using the correct compressers , you should not have to compress springs to there maximum to dismantle the suspention legs , and if you are doing somthing wrong i would be very careful if i was you when working with road springs. they have a nasty habit of unloading suddenly and if you are handerling them incorrectly you could seriosly hurt yourself

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You need to use the correct spring compresser .

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yeah what M & M said. you can rent the tool @ some parts stores.

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