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Originally Posted by pbonsalb
I have pulled them up by hand. The trick is getting it installed before it drops down again. If you have a spare nut, screw it on and use vise grips on the nut at a handle to pull with.
You typically also need to use a spring compressor on the springs. I understand you trying to do this in car. Sometimes that works and sometimes that does not work.
If you have not done much of this work, beware also that you need to be able to hold the shaft while you tighten it, which often requires a special tool or a go through ratchet/socket or maybe if you are lucky the box end of a wrench will be thin enough and offset enough to fit the recess while you hold the shaft with a smaller wrench or hex or torx.
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Thank you for the tips. Luckily I had all the right tools, including the pass-through socket and proper counter hold. It’s just the spring compressor part of the job that was a total disaster.