RE: [DMCForum] claw style spring compressor

["Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You couldn't compress the spring enough with a jack - you'd simply lift
the car off of the ground, unless you chained the frame to the floor.
In any event, it would likely be incredibly dangerous.  A compressed
spring can have more stored energy than a grenade.  I wouldn't rely on
zip ties to keep it from going ballistic.

 

-Dave

 

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From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Travis Goodwin
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:38 AM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [DMCForum] claw style spring compressor

 

*      I don't remember who recommended this but it sounded like a
great idea.
      Use a jack and compress the spring. Then, take some big zip ties
and
      wrap them around the spring. I think they would need to be
pretty beefy
      zip ties. You should then be able to remove the spring while it
is
      completely compressed. Then when you reinstall it, just jack the
wheel
      back up, reattach and cut the ties.. 



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