I suspect this is going to be a big job so leaving it later in the summer to do the work and meanwhile, getting as much information as possible. My Ducato is a 2013 130 MultiJet which i'm quite certain the front driver side (RHD) strut mount needs replacing. It exhibits a bit of the widdle / wobble sound that is most noticeable when going around in a parking lot (forward and reverse) as you turn the steering wheel.
My question, has anyone removed the strut out by using those spring compressors that are gear wound? They're the cheap ones you see that have the clamps on each end and you install them on each side of the spring. You wind them up to compress the spring a little, and then this gives you more room to remove the bottom end of the strut, out of the socket? In other videos i've seen, some go through a lot of effort removing the brake assembly, ball joints, and in some examples, removing the lower arm suspension, all in effort so there's enough clearance to hammer bash the strut out of it's socket or sleeve that is sits in. Or maybe I have not seen it done using the spring compressor because there's not enough room to fit it inside the well where the strut is mounted at the top?
Video shown where the hammering:
In the same video he uses the spring compressor after to replace the bearing mount strut. Maybe too big to fit in the strut well?
My question, has anyone removed the strut out by using those spring compressors that are gear wound? They're the cheap ones you see that have the clamps on each end and you install them on each side of the spring. You wind them up to compress the spring a little, and then this gives you more room to remove the bottom end of the strut, out of the socket? In other videos i've seen, some go through a lot of effort removing the brake assembly, ball joints, and in some examples, removing the lower arm suspension, all in effort so there's enough clearance to hammer bash the strut out of it's socket or sleeve that is sits in. Or maybe I have not seen it done using the spring compressor because there's not enough room to fit it inside the well where the strut is mounted at the top?
Video shown where the hammering:
In the same video he uses the spring compressor after to replace the bearing mount strut. Maybe too big to fit in the strut well?
