I agree with you, John, that the jack method works quite well and that the bolt
method is time consuming, particularly if you don't have an impact wrench to
run the nuts. However, there are instances where the bolt method might be
employed. For example, if the motor and tranny are out of the car there may
not be sufficient weight to compress the spring. Now, I haven't had that
problem with the Midget, but I did with the MGA and MGTD (which was just a bare
chassis at the time I installed the springs). However, I still avoided the
bolt method by connecting a chain to the jack that wrapped around the back of
the shock.
Also, I'll have to admit the bolt method is a bit safer and it scares me a bit
when working around a compressed spring with just the jack holding it. I try
to stay out of its potential flight path as much as possible and I have the
trunnion bolt ready to go in quickly.
By the way, did you resolve your taper bearing problem?
David Littlefield
--- John.Deikis@med.va.gov wrote:
I keep hearing about this "long bolt" technique and just don't quite
understand. If you can trust your floor jack to raise a car that has 4
springs, why not trust the same jack to raise an a-arm that has just 1
spring. You just jack it into position and connect the outer fulcrum and
the upper piece that goes to the shock arm. This bolt stuff is a pretty
complicated way to do something that seems pretty simple.
-----Original Message-----
From Michael Graziano [mailto:mgraziano at mindspring.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 1:13 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Coil spring reinstall
Use a really long pair of bolts, and screw the bottom plate up with
the long bolts, compressing the springs as you go. Once the plate is
flush with the A-arm, use 2 short bolts on the other two holes. Once
snug, remove the long bolts, and replace with two more short ones.
quick and easy.
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