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billd
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I always have the car in the air and the stuff hanging - shouldn't be a real problem.
The tool shown would be a royal pain because you must pull hard on the spring lower end - pull it OUTWARD hard as you release the compressor to get the spring out. There's no provision on that one for a pivot. Note in my picture of Garry's tool that it at least has a pipe it pivots on. You MUST have some way to pivot it. The original has a nice large ball you can lube up to make it easier to pull that spring out with the tension on it. Garry's has the pipe and it does help. Not how I have it positioned to allow me to pull the lower end of the spring out with one hand while cranking on the ratchet on the top with the other to release it. |
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DoughertyAMX
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I'll figure out a way to get to that inner bolt, just a pain to get to. So is it GarryJav I contact to purchase that tool?
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billd
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Yup.
Hey those shock lower nuts are a pain no matter what............. up or down. |
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Shannock
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I just removed the springs from the Javelin. I used this spring compressor, Works good. Goes in through the top of the shock tower. I hope this helps. Tom |
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Tom Davies
Rhode Island 1971 Javelin SST |
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DoughertyAMX
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Now that tool looks interesting.................and I don't have to buy it! May try that one.
Bill D, I just got the inner shock nuts off. Thank the good lord for swivel/universal sockets in 1/4 drive!
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Shannock
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I did use a trick when removing the spring. I used the floor jack to compress the spring before I put the tool inside and attaching it. After releasing the floor jack, the spring was already halve way compressed, saving some work. Tom
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Tom Davies
Rhode Island 1971 Javelin SST |
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