KR Wilson spring spreader

[Ol' Ron]

We used a modified bumper jack/ Stupid factor very high!!!!
Gramps

[glennpm]

Originally Posted by glennpm

I used a Harbor Freight "Porta-Power" on the 40 rear spring in my 32.

I had a request for the dimensions and pictures of the spade end I made for the Harbor Freight Port-Power so am posting against this older thread.

I used a piece of 3/4" schedule 40 pipe that I had handy, crimped the end in my vice, then welded and ground the end. It fits perfectly with no slop on the Harbor Freight end.

Glenn

[Lawson Cox]

Glen: FWIW, there needs to be a slight bend in that end piece or it may slip out of the groove on the end of the spring, where the "eye" is formed on the spring. Don't ask me how I know.

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

Glen: FWIW, there needs to be a slight bend in that end piece or it may slip out of the groove on the end of the spring, where the "eye" is formed on the spring. Don't ask me how I know.

Lawson, you got this!

[neilp]

I think the spring spreader the Canadian boy's used on their Merc is a MUST HAVE! Below is a link to this post. The spreader shows up at approximately 4:35 into the video. Do you think this is a factory piece or home grown?

Patrick

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317423

[Tinker]

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I bought a nice spreader for rear a model a I had. Very different. sold it.

Have a weird old wormgear spreader with extensions. Worked very well and keeping it.

Lawson, don't over think it buddy. You can do it with a couple bottle jacks. Have done it. No big deal.


Turn off the static and just do it.

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by neilp

I think the spring spreader the Canadian boy's used on their Merc is a MUST HAVE! Below is a link to this post. The spreader shows up at approximately 4:35 into the video. Do you think this is a factory piece or home grown?

Patrick

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317423

Patrick,
That spreader looks great to me!
Very ingenious design.
I'd buy it no matter who made it.


Tinker,
You are correct, the job can be done with a bare minimum of tools.
BUT... I think you will agree that the use of a spreader nullifies 80% of the stupid factor.

[Mart]

I liked the spreader that Jim and Matt used. It was more a spring bender than a spreader and probably requires less load on the screw thread than a conventional straight shot spreader.

[glennpm]

Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

Glen: FWIW, there needs to be a slight bend in that end piece or it may slip out of the groove on the end of the spring, where the "eye" is formed on the spring. Don't ask me how I know.

Hi Lawson,

Are you saying to bend the end so that in use, you would place the bend toward the spring? I haven't had any trouble with mine as is but I'm very careful.

Glenn

[blucar]

I am at a loss as to why I overlooked this spring spreader topic.
I can clearly recall the many 'shade-tree', hair brained tricks that we used, bumper jacks, bottle jacks, etc., to remove a Early Ford V8 spring.
In the middle ' 70's I had to remove the front spring from my '36 to replace the spring bushings... As i was attempting this project the lights came on in a dark corner of my brain, recalling a spring spreader we used at a Ford Dealership I worked at for awhile in the mid '50's.

I was able to fabricate a very good variation of a KR Wilson spreader that worked very nicely.
Pix attached..