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Re: SPRING CLAMPS/ COMPRESSORS WANTED (melb) Wed, 10 August 2005 09:26 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
hokey wrote on Mon, 08 August 2005 12:24

If you drop the lower control arm completely you don't even need spring comressors. Just unbolt the steering arm, links and swaybars and the strut will fall outside of the guard and the spring can be removed easily. beware that you have jack under the control arm so it does not spring out and the jack can lower it slowly.


That sounds rather dangerious. Everyhthign I've ever read/been toldabout removing springs from macpherson struts says that they should be removed with proper spring compressors. Preloaded springs of a rate to hold up 1/4 of a car can soa LOT of damage.
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