need help replacing new struts.

[joey nguyen]

ok i've already removed my springs and upper gland nut. is there some sort of special tool that will take out the old strut from the outer casting or with enough strenght i can just pull it out. and when taken out can i just slide the new one in. thanks

[mklotz70]

There's typically a rubber oring around the outer perimeter inside the tube once you get the gland nut off. You can pry that out with a scribe. I'd just put the nut back on the shaft, clamp that in a vise...hanging from the vise...then tap down on the caliper mounts with a rubber hammer while holding the tube. Go slow as the upper bushing/seal gets to the top of the tube. Once that is loose, it all comes out easy. There's oil inside, so don't tip it over until you have it over a pan.

I'm guessing you already have this figured out since I'm a few days late.