What is this handy strut tool?

[Jay11]

I was struggling to hold in place, the tip of a 1998 2.5 strut, then unscrew the nut just below. My neighbor lent me these two tools and the process was a snap. He has no info on where he got them from, might have been a garage sale whatever. I searched and Google pic cam search is not bringing the correct item. I searched and bought strut nut sockets on Amazon but they are way too big. What is this tool and any link where to buy them?

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

I did 20 years in prison so take what I'm saying with a grain of salt.
I am a novice around here.

Before I want to prison I bought a tool like that at AutoZone.

The tool was two pieces.
One of the pieces was like those two tools you have pictured in your picture.

The other piece was bigger around and shorter.

They were a tool for doing rear shock replacement.

You would put the tool that looks like the 2 tools you have shown in your picture on the piston rod
( I'm not sure that's the right name or not. Hopefully it's close enough that you understand. )
that comes out of the top of the shock that the 2 rubber grommets that goes on each side of the body of the vehicle go on to with the washers.
and the nut.

The bigger diameter one that was also shorter would slide over that tool going on to the nut that way you can hold that tool in place with a wrench and use another wrench to unscrew the nut.

I don't know or remember what the tool was actually called or named.

I hope this helps you in some way.

I'm going to look and see if I can find the tool I've described online. If I do find it I take a screenshot and post it here for you.

As I've already said I hope this helps you.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@Jay11 I found this on Amazon a few seconds ago.

I hope this helps you.

I for 1 would like to Thank you for reminding me about this tool I have talked about and have found on Amazon so I could take a screenshot of so that you would know exactly what I was talking about.

In the past I found this tool to make changing shocks a lot more convenient.

So:
Thank you very much for the reminder

 

[Jay11]

@Jay11 I found this on Amazon a few seconds ago.

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I hope this helps you.

I for 1 would like to Thank you for reminding me about this tool I have talked about and have found on Amazon so I could take a screenshot of so that you would know exactly what I was talking about.

In the past I found this tool to make changing shocks a lot more convenient.

So:
Thank you very much for the reminder

Whoa that's it! The information you provided was what I needed and I am grateful to you. Thank you!

Further, I am wondering what use I would have for the "incorrect" sockets I got previously. I am a home owner, fixes my own stuff and cars-a Ranger, F150, Z3, and C240. If I don't need to use them on these cars I don't want to keep them around. Where would these be usable? Here they are....

 

[sgtsandman]

I have the tool set mentioned above. It looks like there is a different size and or shape on each end for what is most common. I only recently got it, so I don't know which end works on the shocks we have on these trucks, only that there is a good chance one of them will.

 

[sgtsandman]

Whoa that's it! The information you provided was what I needed and I am grateful to you. Thank you!

Further, I am wondering what use I would have for the "incorrect" sockets I got previously. I am a home owner, fixes my own stuff and cars-a Ranger, F150, Z3, and C240. If I don't need to use them on these cars I don't want to keep them around. Where would these be usable? Here they are....

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Based on the name and looks, I think those are for actual strut assemblies (the style of shock where the spring is on the shock instead of on the suspension).

They tend to have larger springs on them. Don't confuse them for the shocks that have smaller springs that run the length of the shock, like say what is on a motorcycle. Those are a different animal.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@Jay11 I'm sorry to say those are out of My League.

I have no idea how or what you can use those on.

You and I can only hope that someone else on here can help you with those tools.
And knowledge on how you can use those tools on something else and the reasons why they're handy.

I'm glad to know that my knowledge was able to help you.

I hope you will be happy with your new tools once you buy them for yourself.

I also understand that money does not grow on trees.
But if I may give you a suggestion of a way you can show your gratitude to your neighbor for loaning you his tools.
If you have the extra money and can afford it.
Buy your neighbor a set too.
So he will then have the bigger diameter sleeve tool as well as the other two that you showed in your picture.

I can truly understand if you cannot afford to do this it's just a suggestion.

Once again I'm glad I was able to help you and I truly do thank you for reminding me of this tool.

Doug.