Operation - Maddox ME4-1 Owner's Manual

Operation

Read the ENTIRE IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION section at the beginning of this
manual including all text under subheadings therein before set up or use of this product.
Setup
For the purposes of this manual, it is assumed you will be removing a strut spring from a
MacPherson-style strut assembly which has been removed from the vehicle.
1. Place the strut assembly down on a
workbench or other solid work surface.
2. Examine the strut spring inside the strut assembly.
Identify areas at each end of the strut spring to attach
the Puller Hooks of the Strut Spring Compressor.
There needs to be enough space between the coils
for the Puller Hooks to fit between and still allow you
enough compression to collapse the spring enough
for safe removal. Ideally the Puller Hooks should
be placed towards the outer ends of the coil spring.
3. Adjust the head of the Screw (3) to move
the Threaded Puller Hook (1) to the end
of the Screw, as shown in Figure A.
Non-Threaded
Puller Hook
4. With the Locking Pins (4) in the unlocked
position, place the Threaded Puller Hook
around the strut spring at the spot you
identified in Step 2, as shown in Figure B.
Locking Pins
Threaded
in unlocked
Puller Hook
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Screw Head
Threaded
Puller Hook
Figure A
position
Figure B
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5. Adjust the Non-Threaded Puller Hook (2) to
fit around the strut spring at the end opposite
from Step 4. Make sure the Strut Spring
Compressor is parallel (straight up and down)
with the strut assembly, as shown in Figure C.
Non-Threaded
Puller Hook
Threaded
Puller Hook
6. Tighten the head of the Screw until it
contacts the Non-Threaded Puller Hook.
Strut Spring
Figure C
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