Mike,
I have used the same method several times also! The longer bolts do help.
Greg Perry
>Subject: [6pack] New Springs-Help
>
>If I recall correctly the bolts that hold the spring pan to each of the
>wishbones on each side of the front are studs that are threaded on both ends.
>I have had pretty good luck on several occassions, though I don't vouch for
>the safety part of this, by screwing all of the studs into the wishbones,
>minus the nut, and then carefully using my floor jack to compress the pan and
>spring onto the wishbones. This usually requires a bit of manipulation of the
>jack and pan to align the pan with the studs but once the studs are through a
>couple of the holes you can use the nuts to pull the pan onto the wishbones
>with ease, It also occurrs to me that you could get a longer bolt with the
>same diameter and threads, cut it off, insert it into the wishbone which would
>make this procedure less difficult since it would not require that the springs
>be compressed quite as much. Of course after everything was in place you
>would then have to remove the longer bolts, one at a time, and
> replace them with the original ones.
>
> Your mileage may vary but this has worked for me several times. Which
>brings up the question of I had to do this more than once. But that's another
>story.
>
> Mike Lunsford, 1970 TR 6 TBI
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