CalVan Tools 513 Master Macpherson Strut Spring Compressor

by Cal-Van Tools

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000O3K8Q4
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,600 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #15 in Automotive > Tools & Equipment > Strut Compressors
  • #72 in Automotive > Tools & Equipment > Steering & Suspension Tools > Suspension Tools

Product Description

Popular wagon jobber item

Heavy duty forged hooks with built in safety pins to lock around coil.

Alloy steel acme threaded rod to minimize warranty issues.

Quickly compress coil spring for work on strut cartridge.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tool, February 15, 2008

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G. A. Marconi (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CalVan Tools 513 Master Macpherson Strut Spring Compressor

Item works as described. Had no problem compressing strut springs. Like the fact that it has safety pins so the tool won't slip off the spring.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not for big springs, February 2, 2011

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joe - See all my reviews

This review is from: CalVan Tools 513 Master Macpherson Strut Spring Compressor

I ordered this compressor (the package said manufactured for OEM Tools in Taiwan ) and used it on a 2000 Tundra, but the spring is a 11/16 diameter and the safety latches would hit the spring and would not lock into place. It looks like a 9/16 or smaller spring wire diameter would be OK for using the safety latches. Also at full compression the screws were bending slightly. It worked and I got it changed but I was apprehensive. This tool is fine for lighter springs but for a pickup truck or springs with a wire diameter greater than 9/16 I suggest getting a heavy duty model.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A safe spring compressor, July 13, 2009

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R. Maki - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CalVan Tools 513 Master Macpherson Strut Spring Compressor

After working with a Harbor Freight compressor, this tool is like night and day. The safety pins are an ingenious design, and the clamps are impressively stable as the screw is tightened. Well worth the money.