Its a pain in the ***. If you dont have the right tools or experience doing it, then dont.
If you do attempt to try it, DO NOT DISASEMBLE THE STRUT ITSELF.
The strut is one unit, it comes out and in all together. If you take the strut apart you will need special tools to put it back together.
Why do I know this, because I took it apart once. Just let the shop do it, you have better things to do with your time.
