Anyone have a spring compressor I can borrow?
 

Forgot that CT is closed today, so I cant go there to rent one.

Matt maybe some private garages are open? Who knows.

how much are they Matt??
i think i might go buy a set tomorrow..ya never know when they'll come in handy.. :D

I know you can rent em for nothing at CT with the free loan a tool program, but to buy im thinking like $20 or so?

thanx..i'll head over tomorrow and grab a set..
so if ya can wait i'll meet ya there, you can borrow them and i can get ya the anti-sieze at the same time :D

Make sure you get the U-bold ones and not the hook ones.

I've heard horror stories about the hook ones!! People losing fingers and stuff.

i'll buy the best i can find Ed..
thanx!!

whats the u bold kind?

it's secured to the spring so it can't pop off..
that's the prob with the claw grip ones..if the spring twists one way they slide and **boing** spring goes one way, clamp goes the other..hopefully you aren't in the direction of travel of either..

oh..U-BOLT

anyone ever removed the springs by undoing the strut nut while the suspension is on the car (jack is under a arm and jacked up) then when you take off the bolt, lower the a arm back down so the spring isn't compressed anymore, than remove the strut assembly?

i saw it done on the boob-tube..looked easy enuf, but they wrapped a chain around the spring so it couldn't go flying..

yeah.. i work at CT n some chinese guy loaned one yesterday..
funny b/c i didnt even know what it looked liked..