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08-28-2014
Hi guy's. I just got a nice set of Moog Fe3 coil spring for my GP to replace the ****ty ride eibach, and now i'm not able to compress the spring enough ... It's the front coil spring ... i'm afraid about the back.
I dont know what to do. It's not the first time i compress spring with this tool and never had any problem since today.
This is the spring compressor i use ...
08-28-2014
^^^^
08-28-2014
At the middle of the rod, it's start to bend, like it have too much pressure too compress ...
08-28-2014
shove a 1x4 piece of wood between the rod and the spring, and buy a better tool, the cheap ones will do that to ya
08-28-2014
Dude. Seriously. They should not bend. Throw that garbage out before you kill yourself with it.
Go to advance auto parts. Throw $20 down and rent a good set of spring compressors.
You you can either keep the good set or return them and get your deposit back.
08-28-2014
the good sets usually have a safety retainer pin and the threads are part of the hook forgings.
some of the "nice" sets can have **** acme threaded rods but even those shouldnt have a problem with galling if you grease em
08-28-2014
Step one: Drive to another country.Originally Posted by crazyguy03
But seriously, that is the current Canadian tire compressor that is available for purchase. The one they have for rental is a little more heavy duty.
If you're in Quebec, there aren't any partsources to rent from, just CTC.
08-28-2014
you poor moose humpin' sod's
if you buy like 50 large worm gear hose clamps......
08-28-2014
Could always be cheap and unscrew the nut with the full weight of the car on the ground disconnect the sway bar end links and then jack the car up and take off the strut.
08-28-2014
Much cheaper than a wall mount one. I miss that thing....
08-30-2014
Success. With 4 spring compressor. Damn , i miss something or w-body oem spring are very hard to install ?
With the spring on , the top plate is hard to turn. Like it have a massive pressure on the bearing. Normal ?
08-30-2014
Did you put the wedge on the right way if its binding or not turning without huge amounts of resistance you messed up
08-30-2014
They still do that? neither AutoZone nor O'Reilly had them for rent, both stating liability issues.
08-30-2014
They do.. I rented a pair from both places not to long ago.. Ended up just taking the easy dangerous route and zipping it off with the impact without them
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