take the spring off of the spring off of the strut. place the strut in a vice. Using a large wrench or pipe wrench, turn the great big nut that the shiny piston part comes out of. remove the nut. pull the shock out. pour in 1/2 cup of antifreeze. place new shock in strut body and pump it several times up and down to remove excess antifreeze. aply anti seize to the threads on strut, install and tighten big nut. replace spring.

Voila, now you have a strut with all the atachments.