Re: [AMC-list] Used Springs

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe, 
I don't know if you have seen this album of my accesory for compressing the springs in a shop press, I have a HF 12 ton. There's also a skecth of how I someday plan to extend the throw of my press as the current throw is a bit to short and you have to start the compression with the generic outside compressors, which really scare the crap out of me with those tall narrow springs.
  I can't say enough good things about Garry's tools.
http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l103/Wrambler_242/1969%20wRambler/Garryjav%20spring%20tools/ 

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- "Joe Fulton" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: "Joe Fulton" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 11:30:20 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [AMC-list] Used Springs
>
> I'll have pictures later today.
>  
> I picked up used coil springs from my buddy  Mike yesterday to replace
> the sagging front springs in my low budget 65 Rambler American.  I can
> remember that I had been cautioned about using "pre-owned" springs
> because they might be at the end of their useful life.  I dedcided. to
> measure the unloaded length of the springs and use the longest one(s)
> as replacements.   The difference in length was significant.  The four
> springs varied in length from 19 3/4 inches down to 17 1/2 inches. 
> Clearly, since AMC presumably did not produce "lowered" vehicles, some
> of these springs were tired.  They all had the common small wire
> diameter typcially found on Americans from 64 up (and perhaps
> earlier).  Whereas my car as the heavy duty coils with a wire diamater
> of almost 1/2 inch.  You can clearly see the difference without
> measuring.
>  
> BTW I do not know the unloaded lenght of new factory coils, but some
> 69 coil springs on Ebay (They've been on auction forever.) by a vendor
> in Iowa are advertised at 20 3/4 inches I believe.  The coils he is
> selling supposedly came from new inventory sold as the result of a
> train wreck.  So even the longest used coil I got yesterday had
> already "taken a set" approximately one inch lower than stock.  Maybe
> new coils wouldn't be such a bad idea after all.
>  
> So I used the longest spring to replace the sagging front driver's
> side coil in my car and will have results later today after I let the
> car down off of the jack and finish a couple more tasks.   I also used
> the external springs compressors I got years ago and felt a little bit
> lucky that I only had one small problem with the loaded spring after I
> compressed it.  I had one get away from me in the shop a few years ago
> when I was using a press to compress it along with the external spring
> clamps. That was not fun and I was lucky that severe property
> damage did not occur (It was an aircraft repair shop with project
> planes in the vicinity.)  I'm getting the Garyjav spring tool before I
> replace the spring on the other side of the car.  Depending upon how
> the driver's side comes out, I may yet buy a new set of coil springs.
>  
> Sorry for the long post.  Have a meaningful Memorial Day weekend and
> don't forget the meaning of the holiday.   Look at some red, white and
> blue even if it's only the SC/Rambler parked in your garage.
>  
> Joe Fulton
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