Oops.... And here's the "How To" link for using the spring compressor:
http://www.mossmotors.com/graphics/products/PDF/386-895.pdf
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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From: 6pack-bounces+75tr6=tr6.danielsonfamily.org@autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+75tr6=tr6.danielsonfamily.org@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of de Bastos, Derek
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:45 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Front spring removal
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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