Quick n Dirty Spring Swap

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Quick n Dirty Spring Swap

Reply #15 – June 30, 2009, 02:23:39 PM

It doesn't sound too tough. Maybe I will give it a shot in the next few evenings. Perhaps a writeup if I don't loose too many teeth in the process.

I have a set of 00' GT springs I was going to put in.

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Reply #16 – June 30, 2009, 06:13:32 PM

My old springs popped right out after lowering the arm. The stang springs I put in needed to be compressed. I couldn't get them in for anything

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Reply #17 – June 30, 2009, 08:13:26 PM

Quote from: Chuck W;280289

Well, you sir, are an idiot.

i never claimed to be a genius :hick:

it was starting to rain and i needed the springs out that day. did what i had to do.

and yes, i did the other side exactly the same way, only when i saw it coming out, i jumped really, really quick

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Reply #18 – July 04, 2009, 01:00:47 AM

my tool is intended for use when doing ball joints and / or CA removeal. if the ca is taken out, the nut on the bottom is losened to let the spring back out. Chuck says it works and one day i will need to do this method , ill just drop a heavy chain down the middle of the spring and out the CA to the break the momentum of it poping out.
if you want to do a ball joint,, then build this..........

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Reply #19 – July 04, 2009, 01:05:52 AM

the parts

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Reply #20 – July 04, 2009, 01:39:43 AM

and here are a couple tools you can buy,, and have to loan out to the next guy.

its like a lifter tool,, you will hardly ever need it but your glad you had it when you did need it.

I have nothing but good to say about harbor freight tools and customer service.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=452&pricetype=

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Reply #21 – July 04, 2009, 09:48:16 AM

I'd be curious to hear if anyone has tried this one. It looks from the picture that it might work better than the ones I tried....

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=43753

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Reply #22 – July 04, 2009, 09:50:15 AM

Quote from: doodaa;280974

I'd be curious to hear if anyone has tried this one. It looks from the picture that it might work better than the ones I tried....

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=43753

I'll bet you didn't read the first page. LOL

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Reply #23 – July 04, 2009, 10:04:30 PM

I love harbor freight. They are awesome for those "one use and probably never have to use it again" tools. I typically buy Craftsman for hand tools but that might change in the near future as some of my newest sockets the plating starting to peel. I think their quality has gone downhill in recent years.

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Reply #24 – July 04, 2009, 10:28:58 PM

Quote from: danzajax;281030

I love harbor freight. They are awesome for those "one use and probably never have to use it again" tools. I typically buy Craftsman for hand tools but that might change in the near future as some of my newest sockets the plating starting to peel. I think their quality has gone downhill in recent years.

just swapped out a few broken tools.

anyone else agree craftsman cant make a 3/8 drive wratchet anymore?
im filling out the form and checking the box "quality unacceptable". It slips and,,,,,,its new.

the deep well socket i returned was replaced with a thick wall 9/16. I gave them a thin wall deep well.

the1/4'' wratchet is good to go though.

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Reply #25 – July 04, 2009, 11:47:27 PM

My new 1/2 is already stripped out. My 10yr old hand-me-down 1/2 is still going strong. Both are craftsman.

The ease of exchange with craftsman has always been a strong motivator. The last time I went to exchange a ratchet, they handed me a bag of parts (rebuild kit). I asked them what "Replacement" meant to them and after some serious complaining they replaced it with a remanufactured unit.

Now, the snap on truck now visits my work weekly. So maybe my next set will be a SO.

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Reply #26 – July 05, 2009, 04:17:24 AM

I hate snap on. Good tools, but when you get to the lifetime guarentee status, its all pretty much the same thing. I'd rather run down to any sears then wait for the snap on guy and put his kids through college.

My grandpa gave me a bunch of 50's to 60's tools, but they got stolen. I would put them against any other tool out there. Too bad I can't. Had a 1/4inch drive I used as a breaker bar, and never hurt.

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Reply #27 – July 05, 2009, 08:43:11 PM

All my new sman tools suck. I replaced a couple ratchets from the mid 80s, used the new ones a few times and they're slipping worse then the ones I took back.
thinking about trying the Husky tools. They also have a lifetime warranty at a lower cost.
It's hard to find a quality tool nowadays.

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Reply #28 – July 05, 2009, 11:14:39 PM

my harbor freight "pittsburgh" hand tools are great, the wratches are perfect. Like Haystack,, i have some pretty old tools that seem to still be going strong including electrical tools.

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Reply #29 – July 06, 2009, 12:47:47 AM

I too have issues with the quality (or seeming lack of) of the sman stuff nowadays...