How to comprese strut on a2000 Buick lesaber - 2000 Buick LeSabre

You can take the strut cartridge from the top,without disassembling spring and knuckle,there are there are 3 15 mm bolt on strut 9need to be torqued to 24 LB FEET) then you need special tool to take the strut mount and cover out ,(it is 24 mm bolt that you have to put #50 torx bit in the center to keep strut rod from tuning NEED 59 LB FEET of torque)

,then you take the bumper,mount and the boot out to put the special tool to keep the strut cartridge in place or it will shift side way ,and you have to tow the car to shop to get it done!!!,after that you use special tool to loosen the cartridge cover (NEED 82 LB FEET WHEN PUT BACK)take the strut out,suck the oil with the hand pump out,and put 50CC back,as it needed to help cool down the strut,( when you put new strut in the oil level should cover half of the strut no more) ,and reverse the process after that,

this is the tool you need,
Alltrade 648609 Kit 19 General Motors Body Strut Remover Tool Set

To compress the coil springs on the strut you need special tools or take the strut completely out and put it in a strut compressing machine then take nut off that is in the middle of the strut bushing then put the new strut in place and reverse the process