Tool or no tool has nothing to do with it!
If you foobar the job, you foobar the job.
The *main* tool is the one between your ears.
Anyone have the factory shop manual handy?
Look up how they recommend to do it.
Carter
--- Douglas Frank <frank@zk3.dec.com> wrote:
> > FWIW, I've never had to use a spring compressor on
> any
> > Spitfire or GT6. But you *must* be careful.
>
> I'm guessing the PO of my GT6 tried that same
> shortcut with the jack. Trouble
> was, he wasn't careful about the split-ring keepers,
> which moved out of
> position while he lowered the jack. This is just a
> guess, of course, but the
> bottom line was, plain dumb luck was the only thing
> keeping my spring from
> exploding right on the car. The keepers (that fit
> into the impressed ring on
> the shock casing) were half-fallen out. Who knows
> how many potholes it would
> have taken to finish the job?
>
> Buy or borrow the proper tool and do it right.
>
> --
> Douglas Frank Compaq Computer Corp.
> ZKO 110 Spit Brook Rd. The older I
> get,
> 603-884-0501 Nashua, NH USA 03062 the better
> I was.
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