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When removing or installing the front springs, I've had good luck with a
length of 1/2" threaded rod and a series of washers, plates, and nuts. Have
a look at the tool illustrated in the Haynes or Bentley manuals. The jack
method won't work because the spring needs to be under load when installed,
more load that the weight of the car.
--Phil Barnes ('71 TR6 since 1977)
On Mon, Apr 10, 2023, 6:03 PM Rochlin Robert <rrochlin@comcast.net> wrote:
> I=E2=80=99m in the last stages of reassembling the front suspensi=
on after
> replacing all the bushings. I originally did the job about 6 years ago a=
nd
> can=E2=80=99t remember how I reinstalled the springs, but I don=E2=80=99t=
recall it being
> particularly difficult. This time through, I just can=E2=80=99t get the =
springs
> back in. I got a spring compressor loaner from AutoZone and was able to
> install one spring, but when I went to remove the spring compressor throu=
gh
> the bottom of the spring pan it was about 1/8 of an inch too wide to
> remove, so back to the drawingboard... I=E2=80=99ve looked at Bentley an=
d Hayes
> manuals, but their method of putting the spring back is put the spring pa=
n
> and jack it up into position doesn=E2=80=99t come close to lining the sp=
ring pan
> to the lower wishbone holes. Any advice appreciated.
> Below are the bushings I removed. They about 6 to 7 years old
> with about 20,000 miles and, as you can see, they are toast. The swing ar=
m
> bushings were worse. I bought them on a recommendation from a TR guy from
> an outfit in the UK called Polybush.
> Best,
> Bob
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">When removing or installing the front springs, I've h=
ad good luck with a length of 1/2" threaded rod and a series of washer=
s, plates, and nuts. Have a look at the tool illustrated in the Haynes or B=
entley manuals. The jack method won't work because the spring needs to =
be under load when installed, more load that the weight of the car.<div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">--Phil Barnes ('71 TR6 since 1977=
)</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Mon, Apr 10, 2023, 6:03 PM Rochlin Robert <<a href=3D"mailto:r=
rochlin@comcast.net">rrochlin@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m in the last s=
tages of reassembling the front suspension after replacing all the bushings=
.=C2=A0 I originally did the job about 6 years ago and can=E2=80=99t rememb=
er how I reinstalled the springs, but I don=E2=80=99t recall it being parti=
cularly difficult.=C2=A0 This time through, I just can=E2=80=99t get the sp=
rings back in.=C2=A0 I got a spring compressor loaner from AutoZone and was=
able to install one spring, but when I went to remove the spring compresso=
r through the bottom of the spring pan it was about 1/8 of an inch too wide=
to remove, so back to the drawingboard...=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve looked at Ben=
tley and Hayes manuals, but their method of putting the spring back is put =
the spring pan and jack it up into position=C2=A0 doesn=E2=80=99t come clos=
e to lining the spring pan to the lower wishbone holes. Any advice apprecia=
ted.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Below are the bushings I removed.=C2=A0 They ab=
out 6 to 7 years old with about 20,000 miles and, as you can see, they are =
toast. The swing arm bushings were worse. I bought them on a recommendation=
from a TR guy from an outfit in the UK called Polybush.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Best,<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Bob<br>
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