Skip.
Go to Advance Auto Parts and ask fot the "Loaner Spring Compressor". They
charge a fully refundable deposit for a (in my case) new tool, which worked so
good on my 250 front suspension rebuild, I decided to keep it. The deposit is
the price of the tool so they aren't out anything when
you decide you like it.
Otherwise, return it and you get a full refund!!!!
Dave Brackin
TR250
'57 TR3 "...more baskets please"
Pete Ryner wrote:
> Definitely go for the purchased compressor. I rented a threaded rod type
>with the hook ends once - it slipped and flew across the room. Actually
>cracked a block in the wall. Luckily I kept the spring horizontal and away
>from my body!! Just not worth the chance with home made jobs.
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Noerregaard [SMTP:m_noerregaard@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 6:44 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Cc: skip@mojam.com
> Subject: Re: Subject: spring compressor dimensions?
>
> Skip wrote:
> >I'm a cheapskate, so I'm considering making my own spring compressor to
> >disassemble the front suspension on my TR250. I can get the appropriate
> >supplies at the local big box home center, but I'm unsure of the necessary
> >dimensions. What diameter threaded rod should I use? How long does it
> >need to be? What about the thickness of the flat plate at one end or the
> >other?
>
> Skip,
>
> I would go for the extra buck and actually buy a real set of spring
> compressors. Personally, I have done it with steel wire - not recommended!!!
> Didn't really have the time to go out and buy a set (or more likely being
> young and foolish - still am for that matter) - so I thought, what the heck.
> It was VERY exciting (=scary) to try and decompress the spring afterwards,
> by slowly clipping into different places on the steel wire.... No injuries
> - not even close - but a lesson learned.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Michael
> '71 TR6 PI - in pieces - down to the bare frame
> '74 TR6 - undergoing restauration
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