Re: [AMC-list] Used Springs

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It took me very little time to make.
the paint job was just to keep it from rusting.
The bottom rig would not take too long to make either.
just haven't put it on the to do list.

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: "Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 12:08:36 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Used Springs
>
> I'm gonna make one of those fixtures for my shop press. I was thinking
> of using a large diameter section of steel pipe with a cap but I would
> have to scrounge something from work, where we have lots of scrap
> metal.  The angle iron would be much easier to source and I have a mig
> welder.
>  
> Thanks,
> Joe Fulton
> 
> --- On Sun, 5/30/10, Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Used Springs
> To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 8:56 AM
> 
> 
> 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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