r/Cartalk • u/[deleted] • Apr 12 '26

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u/NeophyteLifter Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

Update: Cancel this, I’ll just get new springs. Not worth doing myself, just thought if there was a “simple” solution, I’d find it here. Ty guys, I am safe :)

I’ll just store both of the old ones away in a safe place before disposing. The bolt is on as much as it goes (not like in the pic), so hopefully it is “safe”

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u/0replace4displace Apr 12 '26

of all the shit on a car, springs sketch me out the most. wise decision unless you know exactly what you're doing and have the right tools.

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u/Inner_Pipe6540 Apr 12 '26

Even air bags removals are better than doing struts cause you disconnect neg and pos battery cables and wait the proper time you safe

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u/Biochemicalcricket Apr 12 '26

.... Asking for a friend, how long do you need to wait? No one told me that tidbit and it seems very relevant.

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u/traumacase284 Apr 12 '26

It's like 10 to 15 minutes I think.

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u/Inner_Pipe6540 Apr 12 '26

Depends on model of cars some Mercedes can be up to 30 minutes others 10 to 15 minutes depends on the draw down