Skip wrote:
>I'm a cheapskate, so I'm considering making my own spring compressor to
>disassemble the front suspension on my TR250. I can get the appropriate
>supplies at the local big box home center, but I'm unsure of the necessary
>dimensions. What diameter threaded rod should I use? How long does it
>need to be? What about the thickness of the flat plate at one end or the
>other?
Skip,
I would go for the extra buck and actually buy a real set of spring
compressors. Personally, I have done it with steel wire - not recommended!!!
Didn't really have the time to go out and buy a set (or more likely being
young and foolish - still am for that matter) - so I thought, what the heck.
It was VERY exciting (=scary) to try and decompress the spring afterwards,
by slowly clipping into different places on the steel wire.... No injuries
- not even close - but a lesson learned.
Good luck,
Michael
'71 TR6 PI - in pieces - down to the bare frame
'74 TR6 - undergoing restauration
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