Detach the Nut securing the top of the Shock absorber/strut with the chassis
on the wheels ,Nothing happens.
BUT,If you then start raising one side or the other of the chassis the Springs
will be subject to Escape...until they reach full extension.

SOME have claimed to be able to place a jack under the LCA s and control the
extension process.
(Once the chassis is raised far enough to enable full extension of the springs AND the top of the SA is "Freed")

I've come to HATE Emergency Rooms and extended Involuntary Hospital Stays.
[The Drugs ARE great,but the physical cost negates any benefit.]
(Too much time as a Guest of Northside,Crawford Long,Piedmont and St.Josephs
in the late '80s and early'90s...One brief sojourn with the Mayo system in JAX
in '97 for cardiac plumbing)
[AND the terrible thing about your own funeral...You can't even enjoy a drink!]

SO I'll either rent or buy the REAL spring Compressors.

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'84 300SD sold
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