Hello all,

I have a 94 325i, and I see that one of the fronts struts is leaking. I prefer to change both the fronts together, I presume these are original parts so they are a little old. I have no garage or power tools, so I am thinking to just pull the whole front strut/hub/spring off, and take it to a shop to take the springs off from the strut, and compress it back onto the new struts I will buy. Does this sound right? Or on this car, when removing the struts, do they fall free of the strut? I can't really tell by looking at it. Also, just to verify, there are no special tools to removing these from the car, correct? Just jack up the car, put it on jackstands, loosen the bolts, and remove the strut?

Thanks guys, any help is appreciated.

-Ernest-