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Re: Spitfire Swing Spring - safety during disassembly

To: List Spit <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Spitfire Swing Spring - safety during disassembly
From: Andre Rousseau <triumph@justdrive.ca>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:02:09 -0400
I never had an issues when removing my spring.

If memory serves me well, I removed the spring first then the rest of the
rear suspension. I did have the rear supported on jack stands and the body
was off making access easy.

Oh pointer, it is heavy!

A.


on 9/10/04 10:15 PM, M D "Doc" Nugent at docnugent@yahoo.com wrote:

> When taking a swing spring off the car and taking it
> apart, are there safety issues similar to those when
> removing the front coil springs?
> 
> How much energy is still in the leaf spring when
> you've jacked up the backend until the axles rest on
> the frame?
> 
> Etc.
> 
> M D "Doc" Nugent
> Renton, WA

-- 

Andre Rousseau - Ottawa Canada
1968 Triumph GT6 MK1
http://www.justdrive.ca/
triumph@justdrive.ca





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