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Dean, that is exactly my method too.
On 7/6/2015 6:28 PM, Dean Swanson via Spridgets wrote:
>
> I guess I?ve been doing it wrong ? I?ve always put everything together
> except the spring and pan, then inserted the spring thru the hole in
> the a-arm, then put the pan on a floor jack and jacked/lifted the
> pan/compressed the spring into place?
>
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> *From:*Spridgets [mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf
> Of *Bob Spruck via Spridgets
> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2015 4:05 PM
> *To:* spridgets@autox.team.net; bmwwxman@gmail.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Spridgets] Do you have one laying around?
>
> I have them, left and right. Let me know if and which you want me to send.
>
> Photo of my spring compression tool attached.
>
> Bob
>
> On 7/6/2015 3:38 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all who responded. I should have said there is no engine
>> or tranny in the tub. I'm trying to make a roller out of it. I'm
>> going to try the long bolt strategy that several of you mentioned.
>>
>> As to the brake hose lock plate, Contact me off list if you have one
>> you can part with.
>>
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 7:28 PM, bmwwxman . <bmwwxman@gmail.com
>>
>> Working on the Midget today I found I have somehow misplaced a part
>> that came off it when I took it apart 2 years ago. My Haynes manual
>> identifies it as a "brake hose lock plate" for the left front (port
>> side) disk brake caliper. The usual suspects do not list it.
>>
>> If you have one laying around I'll gladly purchase it. I'd also
>> accept ideas on how to proceed without it if that becomes necessary.
>> It appears that all it does is support the hydraulic brake line
>> leading to the caliper.
>>
>> Also, if any of you geniuses (geniusi?) out there have a special
>> trick for a one man installation of the front springs, fulcrum pin
>> and trunion bolt? When we did the Holy Sprite I used my considerable
>> bulk as the necessary weight to compress the spring while Ryan
>> Kubanoff put in the trunion bolt. There has to be a one person way to
>> do this...
>>
>> With some luck I'll have the beast on its wheels by the end of the
>> coming week or early next week. Then the body sanding and Taco Bell
>> wrappers can commence!
>>
>> I'm shooting for an OSHIT in Dodge City next spring.
>> --
>>
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim Johnson
>> Dodge City Trail of Fame <http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim Johnson
>> High Plains Youth Hockey <http://www.highplainsyouthhockey.org>
>> Dodge City Trail of Fame <http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org>
>> Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology <http://www.EJSSM.org>
>>
>> _"_*_Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way
>> that they look forward to the trip."_*
>>
>> *Winston Churchill*
>>
>>
>>
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Dean, that is exactly my method too.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/6/2015 6:28 PM, Dean Swanson via
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doing it wrong ? I?ve always
put everything together except the spring and pan, then
inserted the spring
thru the hole in the a-arm, then put the pan on a floor
jack and jacked/lifted
the pan/compressed the spring into place?</span></font></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext"> Spridgets
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
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<b><span
style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Bob
Spruck via Spridgets<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
Monday, July 06, 2015 4:05
PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:bmwwxman@gmail.com";>bmwwxman@gmail.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
Re: [Spridgets] Do you
have one laying around?</span></font></p>
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style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">I have them,
left
and right. Let me know if and which you want me to send.<br>
<br>
Photo of my spring compression tool attached.<br>
<br>
Bob</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks
to all who responded. I should have said there
is no engine or tranny in the tub. I'm trying to make
a roller out of
it. I'm going to try the long bolt strategy that
several of you
mentioned. </span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As
to the brake hose lock plate, Contact me off list
if you have one you can part with.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">Cheers!!<br>
Jim</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On
Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 7:28 PM, bmwwxman . <<a
href="mailto:bmwwxman@gmail.com"; target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:bmwwxman@gmail.com";>bmwwxman@gmail.com</a></a>>
wrote:</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">Working on the Midget
today I found I have somehow
misplaced a part that came off it when I took it
apart 2 years ago. My Haynes
manual identifies it as a "brake hose lock plate"
for the left front
(port side) disk brake caliper. The usual suspects
do not list it. </span></font></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have one laying
around I'll gladly purchase
it. I'd also accept ideas on how to proceed
without it if that becomes
necessary. It appears that all it does is
support the hydraulic brake
line leading to the caliper. </span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">Also, if any of you
geniuses (geniusi?) out there have
a special trick for a one man installation of
the front springs, fulcrum pin
and trunion bolt? When we did the Holy Sprite I
used my considerable bulk
as the necessary weight to compress the spring
while Ryan Kubanoff put in the
trunion bolt. There has to be a one person way
to do this...</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
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face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black"
face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">With some luck I'll
have the beast on its wheels by
the end of the coming week or early next week.
Then the body sanding and Taco
Bell wrappers can commence!</span></font></p>
</div>
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face="Times New Roman"><span
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face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">I'm shooting for an
OSHIT in Dodge City next spring.
</span></font><font color="#888888"><span
style="color:#888888"><br>
<span class="hoenzb">-- </span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font
size="3" color="#888888" face="Times New
Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888">Cheers!!<br>
Jim Johnson<br>
<a
href="http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Dodge
City Trail of Fame </a><br>
<br>
</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font
size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">Cheers!!<br>
Jim Johnson<br>
<a href="http://www.highplainsyouthhockey.org";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">High
Plains Youth Hockey</a><br>
<a href="http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Dodge
City Trail of Fame </a><br>
<a href="http://www.EJSSM.org"; target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Electronic
Journal of Severe Storms
Meteorology</a></span></font></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">"</span></font></u><b><u><font
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style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Tact
is the ability
to tell someone to go to hell in such a way
that they look forward to the
trip."</span></font></u></b></p>
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