When I was still working as a mechanic I had enough near misses with
compressed springs to get a real respect for them. Working with any
compressed spring should be done with he utmost care and with the proper
tools. For you who have seen what a spring can do when suddenly released be
glad that no critical part of you or someone else got in the way when it went.
When I rebuilt the front end of my Spit I built a compressor from 3/4"
threaded rod and 1" angle iron to compress and hold the spring while I
replaced the shock. Even with it wrapped in this steel cage I run a chain
though the spring, so that should it release it is restricted in its travel.
Be careful out there!
Thanks,
Paul Mostrom
'77 Spitfire 1500
'80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle)
'Black holes, where God divided by zero......'
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Smith [mailto:CraigS@iewc.com]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 9:10 AM
To: 'jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil'; Jack Levy; Spitfire list
Subject: RE: Spring Compressors
I think I might have the Guinness record on distance !
Across a double carport, banked off the wall, out in the drive, about 20
feet.
-----Original Message-----
From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil [mailto:jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 4:53 AM
To: Jack Levy; Spitfire list
Subject: Re: Spring Compressors
Jack, the way you prevent it from blowing a hole in the wall is to make
sure you place a nice stirdy object directly in the path that within ten
days will heal over, (I used my right shin, and would gladly live with
the
hole in the wall)
Patrick
At 09:26 PM 3/6/99 -0500, Jack Levy wrote:
>What is the correct way of removing springs safely? Today I attempted
to
>remove a front shock so I put my only compressor on one side of the
spring
>and tightened then took of the shock tower top nut, needless to say I
blew a
>4 inch hole in a wall by my bench as the top assembly flew off. I guess
a
>single compressor won't work?
>
>Jack
>
>
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL
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