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Old 12-09-2006, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by stephenc03 View Post
On that note if you are going to do front end work with a spring compressor dont use a generic one. My friend was using a spring compressor, that he got from Harbor Freight for like 30 bucks, on his 81 300sd. He nearly killed himself when the thing busted loose. Invest in a spring compressor built for a mercedes. Your life is definatly worth $220 dollars
-Stephen
I was reading this thinking, "hey that sounds familiar". Yup, that was me. I can of most people can tell you that it is a small price to pay to buy the right tools. Don't even consider trying an alternate way on the jobs that require a that compressor.
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