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Old 04-08-2009, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete Geither View Post
After doing these Mercedes springs for years with no tool, I finally broke down and bought a clam type and paid almost $200 for it. Doesn't work and I have gone back to the floor jack/lift method. Works every time.

I can get them out this way, but getting them back in is a scary job, and its 10X harder than using the compressor
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