[Spridgets] front suspension question

[Phil Nase]

My Mk 1 steering is really stiff.  I pulled the wheels and find that  
the right side swival is too tight.  The left will rotate freely.

So I need to add shims to the right front.  I have the wheels off jack  
stands under the chassis and a jack under the right A arm.  It doesn't  
compress the coil spring any without lifting the front end off the  
jack stands.

Can I remove the shock attachment and the upper trunnion without the  
spring letting go as long as the jack is up against the A arm?  Or  
will the spring decompress and ruin my day?  Do I need to remove the  
spring and play it safe?

I'm just not sure what's gonna happen if I unbolt the shock arm.

Ducking for cover
Phil Nase
Quakertown, PA
http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa/