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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Skibum346 on September 29, 2007, 19:52:13

Title: Springs Back In!
Post by: Skibum346 on September 29, 2007, 19:52:13: I'd not been off road since lifting my disco until I got to the Billing Bash. When I got home, I realised that the top of the rear springs was sitting just outside the seat.

I finally got round today to fitting a set of cones and getting the springs back in the right place!

Didn't take any pics I'm afraid but my one tip is... even if you have spring compressors... don't use them... halfway thorugh slowly winding one spring down I realisd that undoing the two bolts on the retaining bar at the bottom and the spring lifted off! :oops:

Another tip... make sure it's well chocked when jacking... Mine rolled a little and the jack stand was looking a little precarious till I sorted things out. Must be my blonde day today! :oops: :oops:

Finally, don't buy air tools from Netto! I've already returned the air drill cuz the union wouldn't hold air. Today I got all excited about using the impact wrench and ratchet... the ratchet spat air from the handle like a fountain and I could hold the business end of the ratchet and stop it without too much trouble. :x I replcaed the cheapo drill I returned with a Clarke equivalent and it's like a pair of Nike trainers... it just does it! Moral of the story is... cheap's not always best! :roll: :oops: :oops: :oops:
Title: Springs Back In!
Post by: clbarclay on September 29, 2007, 22:09:40: Clarke tools expensive??

I've seen the price of some of the air tools at work, some are Â£1000 a time :shock: It all depends how long you expect them to last for though.
Title: Springs Back In!
Post by: Iain C on September 30, 2007, 00:57:53: Well chocked?

I just found a groovy LR supplied chock thingy today next to my airbox...never knew it was there!!
Title: Springs Back In!
Post by: discoverytdi on September 30, 2007, 22:51:05: Prefer a mars bar myself. oops that kind of chock :oops:
Title: Springs Back In!
Post by: electricbluebadger on September 30, 2007, 23:12:45: Pete (Scorpio on various forums) had a similar incident, didnt notice his dislocated spring top, got from Kirton to Birmingham before he smelt the burning rubber as the inside of his tyre was rubbed down to the carcass whilst towing a huge twin axle caravan...... very very lucky

Cheers Steve
Title: Springs Back In!
Post by: Skibum346 on October 01, 2007, 08:40:26: Quote from: "electricbluebadger"
Pete (Scorpio on various forums) had a similar incident, didnt notice his dislocated spring top, got from Kirton to Birmingham before he smelt the burning rubber as the inside of his tyre was rubbed down to the carcass whilst towing a huge twin axle caravan...... very very lucky

Cheers Steve

I guess I was lucky... it was just the outside of the top coil that was dislocated... both sides... Was well away from the tyre.

Skibum
Title: Springs Back In!
Post by: Skibum346 on October 01, 2007, 08:43:02: Quote from: "clbarclay"
Clarke tools expensive??

I've seen the price of some of the air tools at work, some are Â£1000 a time :shock: It all depends how long you expect them to last for though.

You have a point... but for the keen amatuer... Clarke is plnty good enough... and by comparison... they are twice the price of the NETTO stuff.

Course... if one of the Â£100 tools was to suddenly become a vailable... for peanuts... I might be tempted... not that I'm suggesting anything you understand!!!! :lol: :lol:

Skibum