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Originally Posted by tankowner
Could you please define what you mean by "cheap" spring compressor? What to avoid, what to buy? How are MB springs different? I am only asking in anticipation of having ot do this job in the future and would like to know for then. Thanks!
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The cheap compressors are the ones with the little teeth that crab the sides of the spring, and have a threaded rod....the springs will bend these rods, and potentially eject from the contraption. Causing disaster.
Cheap compressor:
This is the proper spring compressor kit. The shaft goes inside the spring, so it absorbs equal tension in a straight line, and has big flat plates to hold the coils. Vastly safer and more effective.
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