kellera6 said:Will hand tools do the job? I'm going to follow the handy dandy instructions on this site.
pony-inspired said:MAke sure you are careful and chain the springs down in case they fly out. Im serious, people have been badly hurt by spings shooting out.
kellera6 said:I hear you. I've done them on my other car with the help of a buddy who had air tools. I plan on renting the spring compressors. I was just wondering when doing the front struts whether the top bolt on the spring cap could be removed without an air wrench. My past experience is it can't because the shaft of the strut wants to spin with it. Thanks for your advice.
That's what I'll do. I'll remove the struts from the car and let a shop install the new springs. Appreciate all the input!afixer said:the springs are under about 200 pounds pressure have someone remove them for you ! depending on the replacment springs i used the steeda it is only 10 pound replaced. they are thicker and shorter.
afixer said:also if you havent done the front popping TSB for your car see if the dealer will do it for you or atleast get the fix first then do springs the fix comes with an extra noise damper that fits either spring. thats when i did mine.
afixer said:gp001 your prob right to a point. but safety should always be top on the list. i am sure plenty of the people in the forums here could do this. however it isnt a job for everyone. and i would hope that we dont make it seam so easy that someone would get hurt. just my opinion
gp001 said:Yes, and I have included a disclaimer to each write up for just that fact. But if the only contention is removing the spring from the strut assembly then I disagree. If someone is competent enough to get to the point of removing the strut assembly then they should be able to attach a spring compressor and turn the bolts to compress the springs.
afixer said:yes but i have seen compressors pop off and i you remember just how much pressure that spring was under to remove. putting the new spring in was a joke about 10 pounds on the steeda anyway. we almost thought it was wrong 3 inches shorter. but the look and ride is great.
anyway i trust you are a very capable person. i am used to supervising many people on many projects in my buis. we do lots of custom faricating. un doing a few bolts to remove the strut is not as big, as is the spring. but the bolts wont crack your skull. i would have done the work at my shop or in my garage for that matter. but since my bud at ford did it durinig the front end noise that is why i did mine that way. plus im not sure but i dont think a shop would charge alot to swap the springs if they were brought in. the bottom line is we both have valid points. and are allowed our opinions.
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afixer said:ok i relent. i forgot this is and should be a teaching forum. as for doing things myself i have done all of the things on my mustang myself except for things that ford should have done for me. i removed and painted my calipers, installed muffler r&r seats to get inserts. and since they had not yet done the tank or shaker i even helped my friend replace both due to info recieved from these forums. trust me 6 hours with my son installing my stripe kit i like working on it. and i was not trying to be a jerk or anything. i was just saying remove the struts and you could take them somewhere. i dont get the dont drive car thing. if you saw the tool used at the dealer to remove the springs you would see my point maybe. i mean when i was a younger i lowered my 67gt cougar my 69 nova ss and raised my 94 toyota myself. no big thanks for the input
Over's GT said:guys, you both have valid points
I should leave well enough alone
Just remember, anyone doing this or other semi involved projects themselfs should lean on the side of saftey, even when you follow instruction (or thought you did) $hit happens, I have seen guys with scars and broken bones on the face from springs popping out of a compresser tool and I witnesed a coil fly out of the front end after a jack was removed improperly and lower control arm flpped down, coil flew out and hit another car in wheel well area about 20 feet away, if it was a person and not a car it would of hurt alot at very least this happened because a beginer was trying to hard
the only point us Nader wanabes are trying to make is BE CAREFULL not DONT TRY IT
have fun, buy new and better tools for your new and better parts to make your new Mustang your Mustang oh, and learn something
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