Daniel Heyer <heyer@imdm.uke.uni-hamburg.d400.de> asks:
> * I am currently dismantling the front suspension, but was stopped short by
> the lack of a safe method to disassemble the front coil spring. I do not have
> a spring compressor which fits, and the Coil Spring Compressor Part No. 112
> manufactured by Messrs. V.L. Churchill and Company Limited, Feltham,
> Middlesex, England mentioned in the workshop manual has of course been off
> the shelves for a long time now. I do not intend to try the jack-under-spring
> pan-method, as I feel this is not a trick to go for as a newcomer. Anyone out
> there who might give me a hint what would be the correct tool to buy?
Here is a description from Jerry Kaidor on how to construct a very simple
spring compressor for the big TRs:
> Only special thing you need is a front coil spring compressor, which you
> can make from a piece of 3/4" threaded rod stock from the hardware store.
> You unbolt the shock absorber, replace it with the rod stock, a washer and
> nut at the top, and a piece of wood 2x4 [I used a 2"x4" piece of 1/4" steel
> plate with a hole drilled in the center - made me feel safer! - pwv], a
> washer, and a nut at the bottom. Then just tighten down on the nut, at
> either end. Once you have the spring under tension, you can start
> unbolting things. You can start either at the trunnions at the bottom, or
> the ball joint at the top, according to your taste :-). When you have
> enough stuff unbolted, you loosen the spring compressor, gradually
> releasing the spring tension.
Good luck Daniel.
Pat Vilbrandt Fluke Corporation Everett, Washington USA
pwv@tc.fluke.COM or: { uunet, uw-beaver, sun, microsoft }!fluke!pwv
|