Pikelet Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Whilst stood in the garage last night with a fresh brew I was pondering how i remove the springs from my front shocks. My spring compressors are too thick to go between the coils and when removed, at full extension, the retaining collars have the springs tightly up against them preventing the collars from being slipped off and the springs slipped off the end of the damper. How on earth to i get the springs off? I'm certainly i've missed something obvious. Cheers, Pikelet 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 boingggg !!! Said Zebedee ****************** And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking... And racing around to come up behind you again. new link to photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlymoFraser Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Not easily. Machine mart do some thinner spring compressors but they are still not great. Caterham apparently use two peole and two big pipe spanners. Before you consider getting them off consider how you will get them back on as without ASPs it is veeery challenging. It is possible to tie them under compression before you jack the car but you'd need to be sure whatever wire you used could hold the force, if the wire broke with the spring under load it could cause a serious injury. R287 Mobile Jaffa Cake- It's black at both ends with a smashing orangey bit in the middle here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikelet Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 Cheers all, I'll engineer some sort of solution. I thought that might be the case; people just improvise. I'll give it some thought this weekend and if i lose some fingers or maybe one of my eyes, i'll cite Blatchat during the hearing with Claims Direct. Pikelet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I made up two hooked flat bars to engage in the spring coils either side holding them in place with large hose clips whilst the springs were under compression, then removed the damper/spring unit and top hat and carefully removed the clamp bars. When I rebuilt the damper assy I used adjustable seats and with help compressed the spring by hand with the seats at the lowest position to insert the top hat. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade_runner Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Its Easy with adjustable platforms 'Pinky Pics' here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old captain slow Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Yup - adjustable platforms. Of course that doesn't solve the primary problem of getting the springs off to fit the platforms. 😬 C7 CDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 This is what I do....... Take damper and put in 10 tonne press. Compress damper/spring a fair bit but not all the way. Put 2 or 3 huuuuuuge cable ties on the spring. Release press. Spring now loose and job's a goodun Refit by putting together, compressing damper again, cut cable ties, release press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba 7 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 This job is quite easy.. take two ratchet straps (the sort of thing you would use to lash a load to a trailer) and pass the free ends down inside the spring, loop back up and insert into the ratchet machanism. Align these opposite each other either side of the damper and ratchet away equally on each strap until the spring lifts off the seat. If you are going to leave the spring compressed for re-fitting, then Adam's idea of the huge cable ties seems a very good one. This technique has worked for me a number of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted September 13, 2007 Area Representative Share Posted September 13, 2007 I have the equipment for taking off springs. If you take the shockers off and bring them to me I'll do it whilst you wait. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) www.lads7.co.uk - now updated Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikelet Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Cheers everyone and thanks for the very kind offer Paul... i may take it up Seems I was certainly thinking along the right lines. I'll make a start this weekend and see how i get on. The plan is to get the rust off them and give them a lick of paint, so they must be compressed and subsequently released. Hopefully they wont burst through the ratchet straps and boing accross the garage. 😳 Pikelet 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I bought some spring compressors and then ground them down to fit. Charles --- My SuperGraduates 2006 diary My SuperGraduates 2005 diary, My Caterham Academy 2004 build and race diary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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