Anyone Ever Use This Strut Compressor

[Charles (in GA)]

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/tls/1367684013.html

Kent-Moore J34013A

Its on my side of town, and might be useful.

Charles

[Charles (in GA)]

$1049 retail and designed for GM vehicles specifically. Also requires various adapters.

http://www.handsontools.com/Kent-Moore-J-34013-B-Strut-Spring-Compressor-for-GM_p_18733.html

Kent-Moore J-34013-B Strut Spring Compressor for GM.

Used to compress strut assemblies for assembly and disassembly. Struts are mounted to the fixture in the knuckle mount while the top of the strut is secured by the strut tower mounting studs. This fixture does not make contact with the coil spring which can cause damage and potential corrosion. Various adapters for mounting and shock alignment may be necessary.

Charles

[Nealcrenshaw]

Looks decent, I've never seen this type before,but for the money you probably should go with a Branick.

[jsaw]

Having worked at a GM dealer, I can tell you that you do not want a J-34013. It was a clumsy piece of JUNK. There are half a dozen makeshift adapters for different struts, none of which worked well. A few times I had parts come flying out of the thing. It was replaced by the Branick as a required tool 8 or 9 years ago

[Charles (in GA)]

Having worked at a GM dealer, I can tell you that you do not want a J-34013. It was a clumsy piece of JUNK. There are half a dozen makeshift adapters for different struts, none of which worked well. A few times I had parts come flying out of the thing. It was replaced by the Branick as a required tool 8 or 9 years ago

Thanks for the insight.

Charles

[CarCrafter]

Yeah, affectionately known as the widow maker!! That thing is better suited for the scrap pile. Buy a Branick and bolt it to the floor or buy the stand so you can wheel it around.

[SpiderGearsMan]

the branick kills less people - for sure