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[Marks DTM Calib]

You need to compress the spring to remove the support bearing assembly and bush

[TheBoy]

You need to compress the spring to remove the support bearing assembly and bush

I stand corrected - I was trying to remember the exactly sequence of the components...

[Andy B]

So the strut and uncompressed spring all come off as one unit, and that's quite easy?  .......

NO. The strut and COMPRESSED spring come off as a unit. You use the spring compressors when it's off the car.

[JamesV6CDX]

So the strut and uncompressed spring all come off as one unit, and that's quite easy?  .......

NO. The strut and COMPRESSED spring come off as a unit. You use the spring compressors when it's off the car.

Isn't it only compressed when the spring compressor is compressing it?  

[TheBoy]

So the strut and uncompressed spring all come off as one unit, and that's quite easy?  .......

NO. The strut and COMPRESSED spring come off as a unit. You use the spring compressors when it's off the car.

Isn't it only compressed when the spring compressor is compressing it?  

No, its only uncompressed when the spring is removed completely

[jonathanh]

So the strut and uncompressed spring all come off as one unit, and that's quite easy?  .......

NO. The strut and COMPRESSED spring come off as a unit. You use the spring compressors when it's off the car.

Isn't it only compressed when the spring compressor is compressing it?  

No because when the spring is in the strut it is already compressed.  Difficult to describe but the strut has a top and bottom spring cup.  You need to compress the print to get the pressure off the top cup to bolt the top cup on.  This 'unit' is the monuted on the lwer arm by two bolts and into the body of the car by a bush assembly and a retaining nut in the engine bay.  If the retaining nut and bush in the engine bay is flating around then I think you have a poblem on the bush mounting the strut to the body.  

[Marks DTM Calib]

No, its compressed when on the car and/or fitted to the strutt, you then compress it (further) to remove it before re-fitting in its still (futher) compressed state before releasing to a compressed state and fitting back on the car where it is again further compressed.

[JamesV6CDX]

Thanks chaps I understand now

Anyone know the P/N for the bush?

[JamesV6CDX]

No, its compressed when on the car and/or fitted to the strutt, you then compress it (further) to remove it before re-fitting in its still (futher) compressed state before releasing to a compressed state and fitting back on the car where it is again further compressed.

Makes perfect sense