It has been my experience that there is not enough room to use a spring
compressor, either external or internal. As others have already suggested,
remove the half-shaft from the diff and you should get the spring out
easily. This is the procedure outlined in the Bentley manual. Don't, under
any circumstances, remove the trailing arm with the spring bearing against
it.
--Phil
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>you need to use a conventional spring compressor ... can rent one at tool
>rental places or auto parts stores.
>
>do NOT try to release tension by taking the bolts out of the trailing arm.
>even a slightly compressed spring contains a lot of energy, and it would be
>easy to get hurt if it pops loose.
>
>--Graham
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: JRURHH@aol.com [mailto:JRURHH@aol.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:35 AM
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: Rear Springs
>
>
>Well it's time for the help of the list again. Since it rained last weekend
>I decided to get jump on the winter project and change out the rear springs
>and shocks. I read on the list a few weeks ago how easy it was to remove the
>rear spring, it seemed like a piece of cake so I gave a try. Needless to say
>now I'm stuck.
>
>I put the rear of the car on jack stands, put a jack under the trailing arm,
>undid the connection to the shock, let the jack down. I expected it to come
>down far enough to get the spring out but it doens't come down enough to get
>the tension off the spring. Do I have to take the bolt off of the trailing
>arm to get the spring out?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim Robichau
>74 TR6
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