Dave,
I went to a parts store that sell VW stuff and bought a spring
compresser from them for under $20. The "hooks" are a little too long so
they hit or scratch the larger part of the shock. I just cut them down with
a hacksaw. I have used it on 3 different cars now (GT6 & Spits) and have had
no problems.
Good Luck,
Richard Ceraldi
71 GT6 MKIII KF166L
71 Spitfire MKIV FK9365L
Austin, TX
http://www.exact.com/~gt6mk3
Dave Wrote:
"I am about to remove the front shocks on my Spit. I ordered a tool
from VB but it was going to be on back order for some time. So I
ordered the tool from MOSS. Unfortunately I did not look at the tool
before I ordered it. As most of you probably know, that tool will not
work! It looks like I have two options:
1 Use the weight of the car to some how safely decompress and
compress the spring
2 Build a tool.
I have some ideas but more are welcome!"
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