93 cutlass supreme 115000 miles rear strut replacement

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WILLYBILL
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I've got the replacement strut on but I can't compress the figure 8 donut
Nov 6, 2006 at 9:01 AM
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BOOTDOG
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ok u need a strut compressor. if u don't know how to compress a strut then take it to someone who knows or u can seriously hurt or kill yourself when trying. believe me you don't wanna see that spring flying
Nov 8, 2006 at 6:18 PM
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WILLYBILL
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[quote:d2419e210e="bootdog"]ok u need a strut compressor. if u don't know how to compress a strut then take it to someone who knows or u can seriously hurt or kill yourself when trying. believe me you don't wanna see that spring flying[/quote:d2419e210e] thanks, there was no spring, but a rubber figure 8 donut that I had to compress. I was able to do it with a piece if 3/8 threaded rod and a large radiator hose clamp.
Nov 9, 2006 at 10:06 AM
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BOOTDOG
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good i hope it worked out then. i forgot about the w-body vehicles. if u ever run into that problem again they make a tool for w-body front stuts that make it really easy to change
Nov 9, 2006 at 5:19 PM
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