abbot Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have been doing a refresh of the rubber bushes on the front end of my x-flow and changing the dampers at the same time. I bought the dampers from Redline and at the time of purchase Mick asked me if wanted the springs on the dampers to go with. Dumb ass here said no i have got a spring compressor and will do the job myself. All jobs done except spring swap. Compressor does not fit. Took an angle grinder to the oversized compressor to see if i could get them to work. I now have a useless pair of spring compressors and a garage with a thin covering of metal grind waste all over the place. Bummer 😔 Edited by - abbot on 4 Mar 2014 20:35:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I can compress mine by hand !! Press downwards on the top spring carrier with the other end on the floor. Helps if you weigh100kg and have an assistant to move the centre mount sideways when spring compressed so the ram slides out through the slot. You can put a bar through top and bottom eyes and use ratchet straps to pull them together, then rope up the spring coils. Be careful. Edited by - SM25T on 3 Mar 2014 23:39:56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I can compress mine by hand !! Press downwards on the top spring carrier with the other end on the floor. Helps if you weigh100kg and have an assistant to move the centre mount sideways when spring compressed so the ram sludes out through the slot. You can put a bar through top and bottom eyes and use ratchet straps to pull them together, then rope up the spring coils. Be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbot Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thats interesting i will have a go. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesG Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I use ratchet straps aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbot Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Now there was a pleasant suprise. Just popped into a little shop, that specialises in number plates and ods and sods, on the Ave De La Grande Armee and bought a pair of Ratchet Straps for 7 Euros. Cant wait to get home and try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Ratchet straps work just fine. Just be careful when you hit the release lever. JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbot Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Job done with ratchet straps. Unfortunately the advise Just be careful when you hit the release lever. came a little too late as I did manage to trap a finger. Still thanks to all for the excellent idea of make shift spring compressor. 😶🌫️ 😶🌫️ 😶🌫️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Ouch !! Glad you got it sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Quoting Abbot: Unfortunately the advise Just be careful when you hit the release lever. came a little too late as I did manage to trap a finger.No prizes for guessing how I came to develop that advice. 😬 JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Do we have a new BC Sub Group ...... the nine and a half digit club ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbot Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hmm it is not a very straight forward task. The key difficulty is loading the ratchet evenly so that the spring does not bend too much. Also i guess another lesson would be to get the smallest ratchet straps that will take the load. I had a bit of a problem at one point with the ratchet moving up the spring so it did not to wind in anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbot Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Quoting SM25T: Do we have a new BC Sub Group ...... the nine and a half digit club ? Not a loss but a bit of blood. I was wearing proective gloves, to stay clean but they were in tatters by the time I had finished ratchetting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJD Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I've looked for years for a spring compressor that fits without success . I was told that a motorbike one would be OK but have not found anything suitable. I used to use jubilee clips but that's far too dangerous now, as are ratchet straps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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