[TR] TR3 front suspension

[Jerry Van Vlack]

For years I’ve used a threaded rod, some large washers a few nuts of the right size and a 4” piece of 2 x 4 with a hole in it. Take the shock out, fish the rod up and through the hole at the top, large washer and double nut on top to lock the rod from rotating. Place the 2x4 with the hole in it over the threaded rod and up against the spring pan. a large washer and a nut. Tighten the bottom nut on the threaded rod, remove the spring pan nuts and or bolts and then slowly loosen the threaded rod bottom nut until the spring pan drops and the pressure is taken off the spring. Remove the threaded rod and everything comes apart. Safe because the spring is retained by the center treaded rod. This has worked for me on several suspension repairs. Simple and inexpensive.
JVV

From: Tony Drews 
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2017 8:57 PM
To: David Friedlander ; David Porter 
Cc: Triumphs 
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 front suspension

I've had the best luck using a floor jack under the bottom spring pan and using a long bolt or two through the bottom a-arms to guide the pan up to the lower A arms.  But I am running lower than stock ride height too (race car).  Always seems pretty sketchy and I keep my hands in safe places until I get a few bolts snugged up.  It requires the lower bump stop to be unbolted from the frame to do this.  I've not found a good spring compressor that doesn't interfere with other stuff.  The one up the center (threaded rod as you describe) seems most likely to work.

Regards, Tony Drews

At 03:21 PM 4/15/2017, David Friedlander wrote:

  David;

  I've seen coil spring compressors like the ones in your photo but thought those were used only on  McPherson struts. DO they work OK for TR3 front springs as well?? Short of making my own compressor out of threaded rod and blates, I can't find an internal (up the middle of the coil) compressor that will clear the hole in the spring pan.... The ones in your photo, compressing from the outside of the coil, look to be a welcome alternative....

  Dave


  On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 10:59 AM, David Porter <mailto:frogeye at porterscustom.com> wrote:

    How many (just) hand tools are required to overhaul these Rube Goldberg suspensions and steering assembly?



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