Tools for Automotive Professionals
Specialized automotive tools for your projects
GEDORE Automotive stands for application-oriented automotive tools tailored to the requirements of modern production facilities and workshops. The focus is on safe working practices, time savings, and well-designed tool solutions. These specialty tools help ensure that components are properly installed, removed, and repaired—especially in situations where standard tools reach their limits.
The product range covers numerous areas of vehicle repair:
- Springs and Shock Absorbers: Spring compressors, tools for struts, and solutions for spring and shock absorber replacement
- Wheel Hubs and Wheel Bearings: Tool sets for removing and installing wheel hub and bearing assemblies
- Axle: Solutions for suspension joints, steering knuckle bolts, axial joints, and other axle components
- Brakes: Tools for maintenance, removal, and professional repair of brake components
- Engine: Specialized tools for specific tasks on the engine and fuel injection systems
- Clutch and Transmission: Tools for clutch replacement and repairs in the powertrain
- Body and Interior: Solutions for assembly, disassembly, and repair work on the vehicle body and interior
- Electronics and Inspection: Tools for wiring harness repair and selected testing and inspection tasks
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Suitable solutions for modern vehicle concepts
Our Flagship Product: The GEDORE Spring Compressor
The GEDORE spring compressor is the tool for that moment when a seemingly routine suspension repair turns into real mechanical work: Place the shock absorber on the workbench, securely control the spring, and replace the strut bearing properly.
After all, a coil spring is no harmless piece of steel. It stores a tremendous amount of energy—and the GEDORE spring compressor absorbs precisely this energy in a controlled, safe, and professional manner.
Examples of use:
- Safely clamping the shock absorber during a shock absorber replacement
- Pre-tensioning coil springs during suspension repairs
- Working on struts with a tension stop spring
- Supporting modern strut designs with electronic control and sensor technology
- Working on the shock absorber tube with minimal risk of damage
The major advantage: The spring is compressed to the point where it no longer rests against the spring seat. Only then can you safely disassemble the strut and, for example, replace the shock absorber or strut mount.
Because with a spring compressor, it’s not just about “some kind of pressure.” It’s about:
- a secure grip on the spring
- controlled force transmission
- robust clamping components
- precise, uniform movement
- reliable operation even with seized suspension parts
That’s the difference between a tool that only works on paper and one where you immediately notice when you start using it: This was built for the shop. No fumbling, no relying on luck, no “It’ll hold.” The spring compressor sits correctly, and the spring is secured cleanly.
Add-on for general applications: GEDORE hand tools
Specialty tools are needed when a repair task becomes very specific and vehicle-specific. For everything else that comes up in day-to-day workshop operations, GEDORE Automotive supplements its product line with an extensive range of professional hand tools.
These include, among others:
- Socket wrenches and reversible ratchets
- Screwdrivers
- Pliers
- Torque wrenches
- Impact tools
- Workshop carts, tool modules, and storage solutions
This creates a comprehensive tool setup for daily use: specialized automotive tools for demanding, vehicle-specific tasks and robust hand tools for loosening, tightening, measuring, holding, and assembling. After all, in the workshop, it’s not just about having that one specialized tool for a difficult repair. What matters is the complete system that functions reliably from the initial loosening of a connection all the way to the final tightening at the specified torque. Especially for safety-critical bolted connections, the right tool selection, the correct tightening torque, and proper application are crucial.
That depends on the services offered by the repair shop. Basic equipment typically includes hand tools, socket wrenches, and torque wrenches. For recurring or complex repairs, specialized automotive tools are also needed—for example, for springs and shock absorbers, wheel bearings, axles, brakes, the engine, the clutch, and the transmission. The selection should be based on vehicle types, the scope of repairs, and manufacturer specifications.
Use the product overview, the category pages, and the technical product information. Depending on the product, the vehicle model, engine code, OE number, or application range may also help you make your selection. If you are unsure, please contact GEDORE Automotive or use the dealer locator.
Specialized automotive tools are designed for specific parts and work steps. They can facilitate the safe positioning, loosening, removal, installation, and assembly of parts. This makes it easier to plan repair procedures and often allows them to be carried out more efficiently. In addition, using the right tool can help protect parts and adjacent components.
The product range includes, among other things, tools for springs and shock absorbers, wheel hubs and wheel bearings, silent blocks and bushings, axle repairs, brake maintenance, engine repairs, clutches, transmissions, bodywork, interiors, as well as electronics and inspections. The specific product groups are categorized by passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and other applications.
Tools suitable for general workshop tasks include socket wrenches, reversible ratchets, screwdrivers, pliers, torque wrenches, impact tools, and tool sets. GEDORE Automotive combines its line of specialty tools with the extensive GEDORE hand tool lineup, allowing for the integration of vehicle-specific solutions with general workshop equipment.
GEDORE offers tool solutions tailored to the specific applications of modern electric and hybrid vehicles. The product line includes specialized tool sets such as the VDE HYBRID + tool set, supplement 1100-1094-95 ES, designed to meet the specific requirements of hybrid vehicles. The KL-5501 C, for example, is designed for suspension systems with electronic control and sensors and is described as “E-Mobility-Ready.” Work on high-voltage systems may only be performed by appropriately qualified personnel using the required protective equipment and measuring instruments.
Yes. GEDORE Automotive provides product and application videos as well as instructions for selected tools. Among other things, the videos demonstrate applications involving springs and shock absorbers, wheel bearings, axles, silent bearings, engines, and clutches. The videos supplement the user manual but do not replace it.
Springs are under high preload. Therefore, spring compressors may only be used by qualified personnel, with appropriate clamps, and in accordance with the operating instructions. Before each use, check the tool, clamps, supports, and the shock absorber for suitability and damage. The applicable safety and manufacturer specifications take precedence.
The GEDORE Automotive Spring Compressor KL-5501 C is designed for use with virtually all McPherson struts. This stationary solution is suitable for a permanent workshop workstation. The KL-5501 C Z combines the spring compressor with a mobile work stand, thereby offering greater flexibility in everyday workshop operations. Before making a selection, the strut, vehicle, spring geometry, technical specifications, and operating instructions must be checked.
