Glad to see I'm not the only one :-)
Jack
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Smith [mailto:CraigS@iewc.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 10:10 AM
> To: 'jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil'; Jack Levy; Spitfire list
> Subject: RE: Spring Compressors
>
>
> I think I might have the Guinness record on distance !
> Across a double carport, banked off the wall, out in the drive, about 20
> feet.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil [mailto:jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 4:53 AM
> To: Jack Levy; Spitfire list
> Subject: Re: Spring Compressors
>
>
> Jack, the way you prevent it from blowing a hole in the wall is to make
> sure you place a nice stirdy object directly in the path that within ten
> days will heal over, (I used my right shin, and would gladly live with
> the
> hole in the wall)
>
> Patrick
>
> At 09:26 PM 3/6/99 -0500, Jack Levy wrote:
> >What is the correct way of removing springs safely? Today I attempted
> to
> >remove a front shock so I put my only compressor on one side of the
> spring
> >and tightened then took of the shock tower top nut, needless to say I
> blew a
> >4 inch hole in a wall by my bench as the top assembly flew off. I guess
> a
> >single compressor won't work?
> >
> >Jack
> >
> >
> >
> Patrick Bowen
> '79 Spitfire
> Jacksonville FL
>
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