Tony,
Your right, the factory manual tells you to use a floor jack. In effect
you would be using the floor jack as the spring compressor. It is just a
different way to skin the same cat. However, using an internal spring
compressor wins out on the side of safety. I'm not surprised that the
.5" rod didn't hold up. Use a bigger piece of threaded rod. I believe
the one I have used was closer to 3/4".
Shawn
Tony Gordon wrote:
>
> Although I am sure my memory is on the way out at times, I am certain that
> I had read on the list (and maybe in a manual) that you need to use an
> internal-type (fits inside springs) spring compressor to remove the front
> springs.
>
> After fabricating one using steel plate and a .5" threaded rod, and trying
> to compress the spring (the rod started looking like a sample on a
> Houndsfield tensometer, the machine they use to test tensile strength of
> metal parts so I gave up).
>
> Then read the Factory manual, and blow me down, it says that you don't even
> need to use a spring compressor .... anyone offer any advice on the best
> and safest way of fitting comp. springs?
>
> TIA
>
> Tony Gordon
> 72 TR6
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