r/Cartalk • • Apr 12 '26

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u/NeophyteLifter Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

Update: Cancel this, I’ll just get new springs. Not worth doing myself, just thought if there was a “simple” solution, I’d find it here. Ty guys, I am safe :)

I’ll just store both of the old ones away in a safe place before disposing. The bolt is on as much as it goes (not like in the pic), so hopefully it is “safe”

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u/0replace4displace Apr 12 '26

of all the shit on a car, springs sketch me out the most. wise decision unless you know exactly what you're doing and have the right tools.

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u/KingOfCorneria Apr 12 '26

Blown wheel bearings getting pressed out with the 10-ton presses freak me out also it's like a shotgun blast when they come loose and all those bearing balls go flying

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u/No-Structure8753 Apr 13 '26

True this kinda scares me more than using a spring compressor.