Removing spring topnut without compressors

[murraymint]

Right, this has come up many times on here and I was fitting coilovers today so I thort I'd video me doing it so people could see what happens. If you do have spring compressors, use them! this videos just shows what happens without them.

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/MOV_0155_zps2bc96db7.mp4

[Gavv8]

Tweed will be all over this later....

[Khare]

Well I think what happens sort of comes with the name of spring compressors....They compress the spring to take the pressure off....

Anyone undoing them without the compressors is not thinking straight.

[_redders_]

Really?? What's next? fuelling you car with a fag in your hand?? 

[boneybradley]

Really?? What's next? fuelling you car with a fag in your hand?? 

hey I saw someone empty a knackered fuel tank into jerry cans while he was puffing away on a ciggy! How the fooker not got wasted beats me?

[Screech16v]

This is a great thread,i will see if I can find my weld the fuel tank and explode vid   

[murraymint]

Not recommending it, just saying its not gunna kill you

[Wayne]

Stupid idea and not really worth the risk or time saved

[murraymint]

Stupid idea and not really worth the risk or time saved

Not recommending it, just saying its not gunna kill you

 

[tweed]

No comment. 

And to be fair front is not as bad as that.

I've learnt to not recommend anyone to do that or give that as advise.

But for me I will always do it that way.

P.S you didn't put enough of your weight on the spring. Put foot up top end of spring, so when it unloads the spring pushes the shock.

But this is a good video! Now everyone can make up there own mind.

I can't see anyone getting hurt if you do it like that.