SPRING COMPRESSOR

[dannyboy]

Hi guys just wondering if anyone can help me with putting some springs in. i dont want to pay for a mechanic to do it cause i dont have that muc money on me right now so i was wondering if someone could help me out with it. i will buy them a bottle or two if they are willing.

i live in perth and i drive a 03 sportivo (they friggen rock)

if someone is keen please send me an email to danielhall_69@hotmail.com

thanks guys

p.s. great site. keep up the great work

[SuperDave]

If you know any big east European chaps then I'm sure they could do it

If you have 2 big enough G-clamps and some planks of wood you could probably compress the spring that way...

[Rosegum]

I got a set of spring clamps at aussie auto for mine, and i used a bench vice to hold the strut saddle (be careful not too overtighten and bend or fold the strut saddle).

Check your smaller auto shops, they tend to have the wierder tools in stock.

Get a Haynes or Gregory's manual for your model and get a friend round to help. The books have step by step guides on how to remove, repair and replace pretty much the whole car.

One more thing, when you get the springs get new saddle rubbers as well, once they've set to a spring they don't fit another. Using the old one's will result in more squeaks bumps and rattles in the suspension and shorter strut life.

Good luck with it.

[Rosegum]

If you know any big east European chaps then I'm sure they could do it

If you have 2 big enough G-clamps and some planks of wood you could probably compress the spring that way...

My kind of mechanic