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Front coil spring replacement, and a question about a tool. 140-160 1972

posted by  walrus3 on  Mon Apr 13 14:14 CST 2009
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If you don't look out you are REALLY GOING TO HURT YOURSELF!!
There is a lot of energy stored in that spring and the ball joint is all that
keeps it there!
Be SURE and brace UNDER the A-frame before you take the nut off the ball joint pin.
It is a good idea to brace it with a block in a fairly low position (lower than it would be with the wheel
on the car so that once you get it loose, you can jack the car up to release the spring gradually.
If you don't care about damaging the lower ball joint you can use the "Pickle Fork" type joint separator.
I made some screw-jack devices that fit between the two ball joints and jack them apart. Works great.
E-mail me offline if interested.
--
George Downs, Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!






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