Pettifordo Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Do you need the special spring compressor from the club to do the front shocks or can you use normal spring compressors like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybeau Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Get the club one, so much easier and safer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Those things are dangerous! Once you've had one ping off narrowly missing your vitals you'll never touch one again! Get the club shop one or hire one from your local area? Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 the hook type clamp is pretty useless on close coils of the small chassis cars springs so area's do have a set of club ones lurking in the dust its certaily a good idea to ask around we have some in sunny bedfordshire but thats a bit of a drive Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishawley Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Ditto all of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 If you have an old pair of d=brake discs in the scrap pile, it is easy to make a safe spring compressor. You just need 2 lngths 10mm studding and 6 nuts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettifordo Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 40 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Once you've had one ping off narrowly missing your vitals Just purchased one from the club shop - thanks for the feedback - vitals hopefully safe for a while longer 🤣🤣🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Pettifordo said: Just purchased one from the club shop - thanks for the feedback - vitals hopefully safe for a while longer 🤣🤣🤣 Grease it well before use and keep the threads well greased as you use it; the force involved will wear or strip dry threads amazingly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettifordo Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Grease it well before use Thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 something to look for is the shocker shaft fouling the turret makes holes bigger as the nasty cup washers dont always control it central the up shot is you get a squeak from the contact and its a devil to find where its cooming from most think its the bonnet but it will be the hidden bit of the shaft rubbing the turret hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 17/05/2022 at 11:55, Colin Lindsay said: Grease it well before use and keep the threads well greased as you use it; the force involved will wear or strip dry threads amazingly quickly. I've only ever used one once, which is why I hired it, but unless you're an obsessive car rebuilder (who could I possibly mean? ) sell it on after you've used it. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 16/05/2022 at 20:02, clive said: If you have an old pair of d=brake discs in the scrap pile, it is easy to make a safe spring compressor. You just need 2 lngths 10mm studding and 6 nuts.... What does the "d=" mean please, also the 6 nuts (rather than 4)?. Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 I think the 'd' is in disc brake, just a duplication in typing? You need six nuts as only one end of the compressor should move, so you have one inside and one outside of one plate / disc that doesn't move, and the other end just on the outside so it tightens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Cheers for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 I made mine went to the local steel supplier and got two short around 7in long 1/2 in thick 4 in wide flat bar and drilled the necessary 3 holes to locate the top shocker plate in one plate and the two threaded bar holes in each then the big holes for the shocker to fit thro using tank cutters The whole thing including 2 threaded bars was less than $15Aus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 10 hours ago, daverclasper said: What does the "d=" mean please, also the 6 nuts (rather than 4)?. Ta It means I have fat thumbs... my lappy and me have an odd relationship, and I have no idea where the = comes from, but happens a lot. Sometimes I notice it and correct, but often things slip through. 6 nuts. Each length of studding needs 2 to clamp to one of the discs. The 3rd nut is for adjustment. As Colin says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, clive said: I have no idea where the = comes from It's the key next to the backspace key, so if you start typing "discs" but then decide to be more specific, you hit 'd', miss the backspace and catch '=', then type 'brake'. So it happens to all of us, quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Unlessfind you've jumped back a dozen words. you have a Samsung and you. Happens ALL the time. Samsung said this is operator error, finger trouble, I recall Pete had a Samsung with the same problem. Samsung don't make this model anymore. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Unles you have a cheap keybpard. That's how mine types and I have to go back and change the spelling for almost every second word. It doesn't like repeated letters and if you type the 'O' too hard you get 'P'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 best phone i had was an old brick Nokia with a nice plug in keyboard it just 'worked ' the best use of a smart phone is to have it turned OFF why they devise phones with a mind of their own and defy any owner input does my head in Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Can't be doing with anything that's 'smart'. Phones, telly's, motorways. Going back to my cave. Drawings coming along nicely, brontosaurus burgers are nearly done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 This is the 'Smart'(ies) dashboard for the Herald 1200... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Does the ashtray flip out to play CD's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Colins a real sucker fo..............r Smarties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: Colins a real sucker fo..............r Smarties I thought that read "Colin's a real ******"... must buy better glasses. It's got smart coils, too... or are those tubes of Smarties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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