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What spring compressors should I buy......
- Thread starter sae70
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So had a chance to put together that thing that fell from off of the back of my truck today & had a bit of a play with it 
Well that all looks prety well What do you think 
Time to try a spring in it
Just nipped it up for a closer look 
Left side of bottom yolk
Right side of bottom yolk
Top yolk looks prety much the same
The spring dosen't seem to be sitting in the yolk correctly 
I'm sure that the ebay ad' said it's suitable for springs of diameter 102mm up to something that I don't require When I measured the diameter of the Ironman spring it is 110mm so I thought that it should be OK Hang on back in a mo just off to have another look @ the eBay advert 
Yep here it is So what's the gig then 
Looks to me like it's ment for a spring with a minimum internal diameter of 102mm 
Quick measure of the shoulders on the yolk (90mm across) quick measure of the ID of the ironman spring (78mm)
OK nothing ventured nothing gained
Lets chain it up & give it a squeeeeez 
Well That's gone well Very well infact Even though the spring is not fully seated in the yolks it is well grabbed & feels as solid as a rock 
Even if it did brake loose it's not going to jump over next doors fence killing their dog 
as the chain has got it And it's not going to kill me if it gets loose as I'm stood directly behind it keeping my distance Although if it did brake loose while i was stood that close to it I would almost certainly need a kitchen knife to scrape my pants off before they went in the wash
Guess how long it takes to load the spring, chain it up & squeeze it enough to fit a top plate
4 minutes I even put the spring back in the box & did up the bolts on the the safety chain 'D' shackles before starting the clock Looks as though it's going to be a handy addition to my toolbox on Saturday then
Well that all looks prety well
What do you think Time to try a spring in it
Just nipped it up for a closer look Left side of bottom yolk
Right side of bottom yolk
Top yolk looks prety much the same
The spring dosen't seem to be sitting in the yolk correctly I'm sure that the ebay ad' said it's suitable for springs of diameter 102mm up to something that I don't require When I measured the diameter of the Ironman spring it is 110mm so I thought that it should be OK Hang on back in a mo just off to have another look @ the eBay advert Yep here it is
So what's the gig then Looks to me like it's ment for a spring with a minimum internal diameter of 102mm Quick measure of the shoulders on the yolk (90mm across) quick measure of the ID of the ironman spring (78mm) OK nothing ventured nothing gained
Lets chain it up & give it a squeeeeez Well
That's gone well Very well infact Even though the spring is not fully seated in the yolks it is well grabbed & feels as solid as a rock Even if it did brake loose it's not going to jump over next doors fence killing their dog as the chain has got it And it's not going to kill me if it gets loose as I'm stood directly behind it keeping my distance Although if it did brake loose while i was stood that close to it I would almost certainly need a kitchen knife to scrape my pants off before they went in the wash Guess how long it takes to load the spring, chain it up & squeeze it enough to fit a top plate
4 minutes
I even put the spring back in the box & did up the bolts on the the safety chain 'D' shackles before starting the clock Looks as though it's going to be a handy addition to my toolbox on Saturday then Attachments
Andrew Prince
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Quick suggestion - what about putting a piece of cardboard/rubber between the spring and the bottom yoke where the fit isn't great just to stop the spring losing paint? I guess even a few layers of duct tape would do the trick...
Cheers,
Cheers,
