This little unit is well worth it and it will save you big bucks on busting screwdrivers and other tools trying to spread the clamp around the bottom of a strut. Just turn it clockwise and it spreads the clamp open just like it states and has to hold it with another wrench, it does its job well and saved a ton of time and headaches. Very good little unit if you do your own wrenching I highly recommend this if you're going to be removing your own struts.

As a DIY mechanic, I'd say this one is essential when working with a strut since it works 100x faster than doing it without it. Seems to hold up well even with frequent use.

Cant say much strut slides right out not much time wasted

I can't find any fault with this handy, labor-saving tool. Sure, we've all broken down and gone brute and barbarian on suspensions. But before you take out the Big Fing hammer and the Giant Fing pry bar and bash up everything, including maybe ripping up the boots to your CV, try the civilized approach with this gizmo. You will need a 17 mm to turn the screw and can use a 17 mm open-wrench to stabilize the main piece. The spread range is small but it is all you need. I did one Subaru lower ball joint knuckle this afternoon. If you know that insane pinch bolt design/scheme, you know it has made many a sober full grown man cry. Yet using this to give me just a mm, was all I needed.

This is easily a much better tool to use to expand the strut pinch. The housing is made of anodized aluminum and the expander components are made of solid steel. Seems to be very sturdy. I can't wait to use it!