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Compress the strut spring with a spring compressor. Be very careful as the spring requires several hundred pounds of pressure to be compressed. Remove the top and bottom strut bolts. Reverse the process to install the new strut.

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Q: How do you replace the front struts on a 1999 through 2003 Ford Windstar?
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