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    Liechtenstein Male Posts : 14451
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Tue 17 Jan 2012 - 18:41

    Coil spring compressors, £9.95 delivered, ebay again.
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    Post by Cruella de Vil Tue 17 Jan 2012 - 18:44

    Perfectspecimen wrote:Coil spring compressors, £9.95 delivered, ebay again.

    Are you as excited about those as I am about my bag Vince? Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 4248600970
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    Post by Mcqueen Tue 17 Jan 2012 - 19:00

    Vince, Hope there heavy duty for your merc, Boy are you in for some fun,

    Cru, The boy in the middle, He should have used the socks trick like Tom Jones, Thats a poor package, And a poor bag, What could you get in that, Chewing gum,
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Tue 17 Jan 2012 - 19:01

    Not really excited but it will do the job. Sure these clamps will come in handy for other jobs too.
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Tue 17 Jan 2012 - 19:10

    Yeh 12" heavy duty ones. Job looks easy in the Haynes manual. I will find out in a couple of days.
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    Post by Topdog Tue 17 Jan 2012 - 19:48

    Perfectspecimen wrote:Yeh 12" heavy duty ones. Job looks easy in the Haynes manual. I will find out in a couple of days.
    £50 in petrol and a meal at the Harvester after the Ice show.
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Fri 20 Jan 2012 - 17:43

    Today I will buy some Kronenborg in the pub. Spring Compressors arrived today, spent a few hours in the rain trying to remove spring, not off yet (you were right Reg). Tomorrow the grinders coming out, throw the Haynes manual away.Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 16779677
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    Post by Adam Mint Fri 20 Jan 2012 - 20:33

    Perfectspecimen wrote:Today I will buy some Kronenborg in the pub. Spring Compressors arrived today, spent a few hours in the rain trying to remove spring, not off yet (you were right Reg). Tomorrow the grinders coming out, throw the Haynes manual away.Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 16779677



    Yes, Mr Haynes never learnt how to spell two words, “seized and corrosion”.

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    Post by Perfectspecimen Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 21:35

    Wish to hell I had paid someone to put this spring on. Got the old one off in about 5 minutes with grinder, good start. Put new spring in vice and proceeded to clamp up compressors, needs to be about 10 inches long. Well, nearly got there and then one compressor slipped, spring jumped out of the vice and whacked me straight on the chin. Jeez, nearly knocked me out it did. Good job it never hit my head. Might end up with a blue chin, nice bump on it too. Anyway I will try again tomorrow, this time I will stand to one side.........
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    Post by Mcqueen Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 21:53

    Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 3025408739 Vince, You need a suit of armour, Nasty buggers they are,
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    Post by Adam Mint Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 21:56

    Perfectspecimen wrote:Wish to hell I had paid someone to put this spring on. Got the old one off in about 5 minutes with grinder, good start. Put new spring in vice and proceeded to clamp up compressors, needs to be about 10 inches long. Well, nearly got there and then one compressor slipped, spring jumped out of the vice and whacked me straight on the chin. Jeez, nearly knocked me out it did. Good job it never hit my head. Might end up with a blue chin, nice bump on it too. Anyway I will try again tomorrow, this time I will stand to one side.........

    Can picture exactly what you done...

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    Sorry,but...

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    Post by Topdog Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 22:02

    Chin Up Vince. Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 3025408739 Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 3025408739 Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 3025408739
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 22:07

    Mighty amusing then, ha bloody ha.Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 3913804730
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    Post by Topdog Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 22:19

    SOON BE SPRING
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    Post by Mcqueen Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 22:28

    Easy jet song, Its spring again its spring lets fly away, If ever i get a spring to do i zoom round to the local merc independant, He has the merc tool, go back a couple of hours later, Pay him, Get back to base, Stick a ton on it, jobs a good one, All limbs intact, Just not worth the aggro, Baasa to do if your ill equiped,
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 22:33

    But I did buy the tool Reg. I always try and do stuff myself anyway. Bit late to take it to a garage, only three springs on it now!
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    Post by Mcqueen Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 22:47

    Ordinary compressors aint man enough Vince, Springs on merc are big boys, We have tried with 2 sets and 2 men, They will kill you, Caged compressors for mercs, Big buggers. You aint seen nothing like them, Cost a fortune, And if your not doing them every day not worth buying,
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    Post by Topdog Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 23:28

    German motors, Four Sprung dog technique.
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    Post by innit Sat 21 Jan 2012 - 23:39


    My BIL done one once went straight through the garage window killed him if it had hit him he always brags.
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    Post by Campbell Brodie Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 0:02

    I over wound a Timex once...I could just about hear it break. Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 1498946960
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    Post by Adam Mint Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 3:42

    The Lone Ranger wrote:I over wound a Timex once...I could just about hear it break. Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 1498946960



    Poles apart............

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    Post by Campbell Brodie Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 9:15

    Adam Mint wrote:
    The Lone Ranger wrote:I over wound a Timex once...I could just about hear it break. Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 1498946960



    Poles apart............

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    It should really be in the music request thread, but here you go...

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    Post by Gypsy Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 9:21

    I think Adam needs a signature
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 18:57

    Stuff has been moved again I see, pub then.
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    Post by 3rdforum Sun 22 Jan 2012 - 19:06

    Bit of SPRING cleaning Vince! Stuff for the boys - Cars and the like 2501716212

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