Scott,
I bought my spring compressor from TRF 5 or 6 years ago and it has
fewer parts than you describe, but works well. Mine only has the large
threaded rod, three nuts that screw onto the threaded rod, four large
washers and the rectangular plate.
It's been a while since I last rebuilt a front suspension, but I
believe the rod is inserted from the bottom and two washers are fitted
onto the rod followed by a nut. Then the thick aluminum plate is fitted
onto the rod from underneath the spring plate followed by two large
washers and the nuts, which should be locked together. Then four bolts
(that weren't supplied with my tool) fit where the shock mounting
brackets attached to the spring plate. Seems like I used the bolts I
removed from the shock mounting brackets, but my memory fails me a bit
here.
I remember having a bit of a struggle getting the spring plate to
align properly to fit up to the studs on the lower wishbone arms because
the plate fits up at a different angle than the spring pan, but other
than that it was pretty straightforward. Oh, and make sure you lubricate
the part of the rod where the top nut will be turned, as there is a lot
of pressure on the these threads from the spring, which makes the nut
difficult to turn otherwise.
Hope this helps,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
scott suhring wrote:
> I recently borrowed a spring compressor which was made
> and sold by TRF. The problem I face is that the person
> who lent it to me never used it and has no idea how it
> is used.
>
> This was made by TRF and is specific for Triumphs. It
> consists of a long threaded rod with the following
> configuration (attached to the bar):
>
> one bolt
> second bolt
> two large washers
> a 1/2" thick plate that is square with one end rounded and four
> 1/2" holes, one in each corner
> a 1/2" thick plate that is rectangular with both ends rounded
> and 4 3/8" holes, one in each corner
> two large washers
> one bolt
>
> It is apparent that this must work from the inside of the
> front spring but there sin't anything to "catch" the spring
> other than these 2 plates which slide losely up and down the
> rod.
>
> Could someone please describe how this works to compress the
> front springs?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scott Suhring
> Elizabethtown, PA
> '70 TR6
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