Patent ID: 7909305

Claim:
A device for compressing a coiled spring with multiple coils used in combination with a motor vehicle suspension strut having retention end plates under tension from said coiled spring, comprising a first hollow tube having a certain diameter and a first end and a second end; a second tube having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said first hollow tube, a portion of said second tube being adapted to fit slidably into and out of said first hollow tube, said second tube having a first end, a second end and a threaded section; a rotatable threaded drive shaft for engaging said threaded section, said rotatable drive shaft being coaxially mounted within said first hollow tube at said first end of said first hollow tube; a first means attached to said first hollow tube to engage a first coil of said coiled spring; a second means attached to said second tube to engage a second coil of said coiled spring; and a means to drive said rotatable threaded drive shaft to compress said coiled spring to release the tension of said coiled spring against said retention end plates of said strut to enable the removal and replacement of said strut.