As Larry has said 'No', and 'No'.
I haven't removed the spring pan get the spring out myself, I removed either
the upper or lower fulcrum bolt instead. I did this with the pan jacked up
enough to clear the rebound rubber. When the bolt was out I lowered the
spring pan, removed the jack, then pushed the pan down some more with one
hand while I pulled the spring out with the other.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Evangelos G. Makris <xirias@hol.gr>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 7:58 PM
Subject: front spring removal/replacement
> Let's assume the car is on four axle stands and I put a 2-ton hydraulic
> jack under a front suspension pan just taking its weight. Here's a
> couple of questions:
>
> a. Once I remove the four pan screws won't the spring tension against
> the jack push the car upwards and the spring itself God knows where (on
> my head perhaps)?
>
> b. While attempting to put a new spring in, won't the car rise, again
> with the jack pushing the spring upwards?
>
> So, if you have tried it yourself, is it better to use (tiny?) spring
> compressors or will the jack method work just fine both removing and
> replacing the spring? What else can I do?
>
> Evangelos
> 73 B GT
>
>
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