[6pack] Front spring removal

[Bob Danielson]

Derek,
You need a spring compressor to get the front ones out. Some guys have made
their own but, as I understand it, it isn't your "run of the mill" threaded
rod. Here's the one that Moss sells.

http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=57865&SortOrde
r=1

The easiest way is to get the car on jack stands and then use a bottle jack
or even a floor jack to compress the spring as much as you can. Remove the
shock.  Put the rod through the spring and tighten it down and then lower
the jack. Now you can easily and safely remove the spring. I'm working from
memory so if I forgot a step, I'm sure someone will set us both straight.

Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org 


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From: 6pack-bounces+75tr6=tr6.danielsonfamily.org at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+75tr6=tr6.danielsonfamily.org at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of de Bastos, Derek
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:45 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Front spring removal

Hi all,

Long time lurker, first-of-probably-many time poster.

Quick intro:  A few months ago I started doing a full frame off on my
'76 TR6, which has been sitting fallow in my garage for the past 25 years
(long sad story involving a broken laygear and a poor college kid running
out of money, parts and patience but being too stubborn/sentimental and
never poor enough to make him sell the car in pieces).

I am currently down to a bare frame except for the front suspension.  My
first question:  How do get the coil springs out?

There is no hard stop on the front like there was on the trailing arms.
It appears that the shock absorber is the only thing keeping the front
spring in tension and therefore no way (that I can see) to keep it in
tension while I remove the bits.

Bentley et. al. say to use the weight of the car and a jack under the spring
pan, but obviously my bare frame doesn't have the weight.  I have the coil
compression tool (the threaded rod and end plate) but it can't be used with
the damper in place.  Interesting that Bentley makes no mention about
keeping tension in the spring to remove the damper, just remove a couple of
bolts and you're done.  I can't see how to do that without putting a huge
spring hole in my wall (and probably me).

Any tips?

Thanks,

Derek
'76 TR6
Laytonsville, MD
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