At 09:26 PM 3/6/99 -0500, you wrote:
>What is the correct way of removing springs safely? Today I attempted to
>remove a front shock so I put my only compressor on one side of the spring
>and tightened then took of the shock tower top nut, needless to say I blew a
>4 inch hole in a wall by my bench as the top assembly flew off. I guess a
>single compressor won't work?
Jack,
That's the hard way to learn. I hope it didn't hit you on the way to
the back wall.
If you are using an external spring compressor, there should be 2, one
on each side of the spring. In addition, there should be some hooks that
are with the spring compressor. These should be placed on the side of the
compressor to keep it from slipping.
John
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John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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