Hi... How would I use this thing?!?!?! It's one of those three-piece items that only compresses the one side.. but I can't figure out how to use this right!!! How can I get it to work right.

Someone here gotta know.. did I get the wrong item and should I get a two-sided one?

Thanks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicmon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hi... How would I use this thing?!?!?! It's one of those three-piece items that only compresses the one side.. but I can't figure out how to use this right!!! How can I get it to work right.

Someone here gotta know.. did I get the wrong item and should I get a two-sided one?

Thanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I got the two sided one and abused the **** out of it

 

******* n00b at autozone gave me one for shocks and not struts...dumbass

I asked twice if it was right.. he said yes.

 

never underestimate the stupidity of an "autozoner"

 

steve, eat a dick. and to the autozoner's credit if you dont know which spring compressor to use on your car, then you should probably not be doing the work yourself. just my opinion. also, civicmon, maybe your "noob" *** should have asked someone who knows before just going out and renting one. or maybe u were afrtiad u were gonna get flamed for posting **** like that on here. geta clue nooby, the customer is NOT always right.


Brett
(autozone #5098, poughkeepsie, ny)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicFerioSiR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">never underestimate the stupidity of an "autozoner"</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL get in the zone.....................Autozone

 

Its a bitch to use, honestly. You have to clip it on the top and bottom, then use a big *** wrench and screw both sides.. Takes like 20 minutes to do 1 shock.

BTW is called a Strut Compressor, and be careful, if you **** up that **** is deadly

 

the kit i have comes with TWO strut compressors (goes on springs though) and yes, you can use a wrench, but airgun gets the job done in like 2 seconds.


do it the ghetto way, put two tires on either side, and use a ratchet with mechanics gloves.

close your eyes, it helps.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TorinoRedRSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">steve, eat a dick. and to the autozoner's credit if you dont know which spring compressor to use on your car, then you should probably not be doing the work yourself. just my opinion. also, civicmon, maybe your "noob" *** should have asked someone who knows before just going out and renting one. or maybe u were afrtiad u were gonna get flamed for posting **** like that on here. geta clue nooby, the customer is NOT always right.


Brett
(autozone #5098, poughkeepsie, ny)</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn this fool is all butt hurt

 

that autozone dude schooled ya, in my opinion.

but the kid that works at the autozone where i live is a FRIGGAN ricer!

 

I went to a 24hr one down in south SD and they ALSO gave me the wrong one. They gave me a two-sided one that's too large for the coils.

******* noobs. I told them honda civic. If they're not sure they should look. ******* idiots.

autozone

 

weird, mine works great. i just bought it outright, instead of renting it , i just paid the $60, knew id be lowering a grip of hondas.

but i went to kregan.

 

Yeah. I didnt look in the first box so I'll take some responsibility, but I did ask four times. I expected it to be right then.

The second time I checked and looked right.. guess what, they don't fit.

Do what I do when I don't know the answer at work... I LOOK ON THE ******* COMPUTER AND FIND IT OUT MYSELF

obviously, that idea hasn't trickled down to autozone...

**** autozone.. it's all about kragen.

 

autozone around my area is decent, kregan is best, napa....(redneck is all i got to say) and dont even think about pep boys. just go in there, do your thing, dont ask questions, they only tell you what the computer tells them. if you REALLY have to ask, bring the stock part in if you can so you can test it out before you drive all the way home, tear apart your car, and find out that flake fucked up.

 

unless you installing springs that need to be compressed to be put on the shock then you don't need one.

here is what you do

1. loosen the bolt to wear its almost off.
2. take a big towel and wrap it titly around the srping then hold on tight
3. go to some grass or dirt
4. set the strut and spirng combo on the dirt (still holding tight on the towel)
5. stand on it
6. have a freind but a bucket with a towel at the bottom of it in front of the combo
7. then preeced to slowly undo the nut untill it finally lets go.
8. BANG its done

 

the autozone one sucks, other then it weighs like 60lbs it has big *** claws that get in the way , i just went to harbor freight and bought one for 15 bucks all i had to do was shave one of the "claws" and it works perfectly

 

ANDRES....what up man!?

yo, is that run against BOOSTED the ladder match?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slammed_93_hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">unless you installing springs that need to be compressed to be put on the shock then you don't need one.

here is what you do

1. loosen the bolt to wear its almost off.
2. take a big towel and wrap it titly around the srping then hold on tight
3. go to some grass or dirt
4. set the strut and spirng combo on the dirt (still holding tight on the towel)
5. stand on it
6. have a freind but a bucket with a towel at the bottom of it in front of the combo
7. then preeced to slowly undo the nut untill it finally lets go.
8. BANG its done</TD></TR></TABLE>


im not going to say my way is better, but definatly easier. but
not nearly as safe.

loosen the nutt till the last few threads. point it straight up and down,
nut facing up, turn turn turn, watch your face. It has some preasure
behind it but only jumps about 2-3 feet.

dont be dumb and hurt yourself using my way, it takes some quick
timing or you will bust up your hand when the tophat pops off.

 

They don't have the right spring compressor at Autozone.

The one they give us is for Macpherson struts, where the gaps in the spring are very large. It works but isn't the right spring compressor.

The spring compressors we use at Honda have three small pegs on top and three on the bottom and a big spinning handle on the top to compress the spring. It's a lot easier than that autozone stuff.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Machine1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They don't have the right spring compressor at Autozone.

The one they give us is for Macpherson struts, where the gaps in the spring are very large. It works but isn't the right spring compressor.

The spring compressors we use at Honda have three small pegs on top and three on the bottom and a big spinning handle on the top to compress the spring. It's a lot easier than that autozone stuff.</TD></TR></TABLE>I bought th autozone one once. Ended up returning it and going to discount/advance auto and bought ther correct piece.

 

Autozone told me gear oil for manual honda transmission. I was like can you double... triple check to make sure it correct.. "YES its the correct one"

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nerologic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the autozone one sucks, other then it weighs like 60lbs it has big *** claws that get in the way , i just went to harbor freight and bought one for 15 bucks all i had to do was shave one of the "claws" and it works perfectly</TD></TR></TABLE>I bought one there too,I didint have to shave nothing

 

So, does the Autozone one work at all or what? I rented it and am doing my springs this afternoon, so if it's not gonna work, I want to take it back and get what I need to do it right before I tear the car down. Where can you get the right one? Mine looks like it will fit between the coils fine.

 

******* ******, get a adjustable pipe wrench, 3 of them, compress that spring right now. done. do it everytime, 50x faster and free.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DewMota &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">******* ******, get a adjustable pipe wrench, 3 of them, compress that spring right now. done. do it everytime, 50x faster and free.</TD></TR></TABLE>It's not free, you have to buy a pipe wrench; 3 of them.


Modified by mycivicstoo(s)low at 9:08 PM 4/24/2004


Modified by mycivicstoo(s)low at 9:08 PM 4/24/2004