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02-09-2014, 12:52 PM
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Do I really have to find a spring spreader?
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Re: Do I really have to find a spring spreader?
No Bub, the amount of arch built into the spring will not allow that and it is multiplied by the number of leaves. It is the arch that makes the spring do what it does.
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02-08-2014, 10:43 PM
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Do I really have to find a spring spreader?
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That's where the drill rod or round stock comes in. Your center bolt is too short to help with dissassembly and then if you get a long center bolt to aid in reassembly you will only be cutting it...
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02-08-2014, 08:36 PM
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Re: Do I really have to find a spring spreader?
Basically I follow Dick's first paragraph ^ but with one difference. I apply clamps as he does, but then push out the center bolt and replace it with a length of drill rod, or even plain round stock....
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