Thursday, May 2, 2013
How to Replace Coil Springs
1. Jack the car up until the stock spring is compressed and install the coil spring compressor by sliding the hooked section of the tool onto the top and bottom part of the spring, effectively holding the compressed spring in place. Remove the lug nuts and pull the wheel off of the wheel studs. Use the socket set to remove the nut from the top of the strut tower, which is the cylindrical rod extending up through the coil spring itself.
2. Use the ball joint tool to remove the ball joint and control arm from the lower strut and pull the strut tower out from the engine compartment. Slide the spring off of the strut tower.
3. Install the new coil spring on the strut tower and slide the tower back into place in the engine compartment. Tighten down the bolt on top of the tower and remount the ball joint. Mount the wheel and lower the car.
