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    #1

    spring compressor

    OK, I should know this but I don't!

    I'm trying to replace front springs in a box, I can't use a spring compressor that goes down the center of the spring. And I can't use a compressor that grabs the coils fron the sides because on interference from the lower control arm.

    So what type of spring compressor I'm I suppose to use on this thing!
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    #2
    use the lower control arm and trolley jack compressor. Basically lift the car up on jack stands and put the jack under the control arm. lift up the control arm a bit to release the tension on the lower ball joint and release that from the spindle. Once that's free... the lower control arm will be able to be released downward to release the spring nice and slow like.

    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
    rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

    Originally posted by gadget73
    ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

    Originally posted by dmccaig
    Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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      #3
      Originally posted by slymer View Post
      use the lower control arm and trolley jack compressor. Basically lift the car up on jack stands and put the jack under the control arm. lift up the control arm a bit to release the tension on the lower ball joint and release that from the spindle. Once that's free... the lower control arm will be able to be released downward to release the spring nice and slow like.


      I appreciate your help, but my problem is not getting the spring out. It's getting it back in, I should have been more clear about that. sorry!!

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        #4
        just reverse the process... if it won't clear with just the ball-joint disconnected, take the whole lower control arm off and compress it back up with the jack nice and easy and reconnect the control arm to the frame and then the ball joint to the spindle.

        Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
        rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

        Originally posted by gadget73
        ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

        Originally posted by dmccaig
        Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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          #5
          use an internal compressor. They fit. You just have to guide the screw rod through the opening where the shock attaches up top. I've never gotten a spring back in without the compressor unless it was a shorter spring.
          86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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          Originally posted by phayzer5
          I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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            #6
            I was fortunate, the local Autozone had one of the newer ones as a loaner, the kind where the bottom plate slides out once the tension is off, worked great!

            Pete

            [EDIT: part number "OEM 27035"]
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            Originally posted by gadget73
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              #7
              That thing is a bastard to use. I spent an hour with my breakover bar and still couldn't get the spring compressed enough to do lower control arm bushings. that was after using my impact wrench to tighten it.

              Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
              rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

              Originally posted by gadget73
              ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

              Originally posted by dmccaig
              Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                #8
                Maybe I got lucky...

                Pete
                Originally posted by gadget73
                For other types of inquiry, more information is required. Please press 4 to speak to a representative who can help you with your question. This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes.


                2003 Grand Marquis Ultimate, the "Stealth Bomber": http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...-Grand-Marquis
                1991 S-10, 'Bulldog', 2.5l 5 speed: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...375#post698375
                1985 Town Car, 'Faded Glory', gone but not forgotten. 84/87/91/97 MGMs too.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Piece-it pete View Post
                  I was fortunate, the local Autozone had one of the newer ones as a loaner, the kind where the bottom plate slides out once the tension is off, worked great!

                  Pete

                  [EDIT: part number "OEM 27035"]
                  That's the one I like.
                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  There is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.
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                    #10
                    I'd love to find the correct one for the car. What we should actually be using is the kind with the lower plate, but instead of hooks on top, it actually goes through the shock hole and compresses the spring against the frame, so its not a cumbersome extra thing you have to finagle into position. I've more than seriously considered just buying a spring compressor and then modding it to do that.
                    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                    5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                    91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                    1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                    Originally posted by phayzer5
                    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                      #11
                      what we need is a hydraulic version that pulls the hooks on the end against the plate (or lower hooks) instead of having to screw with breakover bars.

                      Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                      rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                      Originally posted by gadget73
                      ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                      Originally posted by dmccaig
                      Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                        #12
                        I intend to do the job with just a jack and safety goggles.
                        ~David~

                        My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
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                        Originally posted by ootdega
                        My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                        Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                        But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                        Originally posted by gadget73
                        my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                          #13
                          Well, I finally got the springs back in today, it was a pain but the car is back together and now with the 'big brakes'.

                          I ended up using an internal spring compressor with hooks on both top and bottom, it worked great. And getting the hooks back out wasn't a problem, this is the way to go on these cars.

                          The way it's going, my car will have more whale parts in it than box parts before long.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Piece-it pete View Post
                            I was fortunate, the local Autozone had one of the newer ones as a loaner, the kind where the bottom plate slides out once the tension is off, worked great!

                            Pete

                            [EDIT: part number "OEM 27035"]
                            How much did it cost to rent this?

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                              #15
                              the price of the kit... but it's refunded when you bring it back. about $35 I think.

                              Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                              rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                              Originally posted by gadget73
                              ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                              Originally posted by dmccaig
                              Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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