I would add one one thing. When using the jack method rap a length of
chain or cable around a coiand attach the other end to the frame. If
anything should go wrong the spring will not fly out at you.
...Art
On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Mike Lishego wrote:
> Scott Gardner wrote:
>
> > So Keith, how DID you compress the old springs? I removed the
> > springs on my '72 to replace the A-arms, and none of the spring
> > compressors I could find could be maneuvered into the available
> > space. I ended up putting a half-dozen jumbo radiator hose clamps on
> > each one and slowly tightened them in sequence until the spring was
> > short enough to remove.
>
> There's an easier way, according to Haynes! When I removed my springs
>from a
> '77 and a '74, I used this method with no ill effects. Simply place a floor
>jack
> under the spring pan and jack the car up slightly (of course, the car should
>be safely
> on stands now!) Remove the bolts that hold in the spring pan and stand out
>of the way
> as you slowly lower the jack. If done properly, the spring should run out of
> compression long before the jack is bottomed out, and it will fall harmlessly
>out of
> the inside of the crossmember. Hey, it worked for me, but be careful! The
>first two
> times caused me to fear a large spring shooting around my garage like a piece
>of
> zealous flubber. I have faith in the "good book of MG" - the Haynes. YMMV
> --
> Michael S. Lishego
> St. Andrews Presbyterian College
> Elementary Education Major,
> English Minor, Class of 1999
> R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
>
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