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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