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| Author: | BKozan [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Suspension Compression Tool |
Anyone have a tool I could borrow or hire in Melbourne? I won't need it for a few weeks, but thought I'd put the feelers out early. I'm also considering doing this, but as I am not sure what cones are in there I'm not sure which type of bolt to buy. Anyone got a comprehensive list of thread types in the various cones? viewtopic.php?t=14894&highlight=cone+compressor+spanner Thanks, |
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| Author: | drjbeam [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Karcraft sell the tool for around a $100 with metric and imperial threads that link needs to be put in the how to section |
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| Author: | Mick [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Shazam! |
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| Author: | JimL [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Can you get away without the compressor if you have hi-los wound all the way down? |
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| Author: | boomini [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Yes with hilos wound all the way in you can put it all together. |
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| Author: | BKozan [ Wed Jun 11, 2014 3:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Woohoo! It's all coming together. Beers and wrenching in Bentleigh, all weekend long if anyone else is as excited as me.  Thanks to MiniBob for the compression tool. I reckon I'll remove the top arms, but it'll be nice to have the tool just in case I run into some weird issues. Now I just need to track down a ball joint separator, scissor type. Anyone got one I could borrow this weekend? 
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| Author: | drjbeam [ Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Two hammers on the arms around the ball joint bolt does the job just leave the nut on by a few threads when doing it if you cant get a tool As to ya ball joint separator tool theres that many different ones out there and most work well http://m.instructables.com/id/Splitting ... int-taper/ two hammer way http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000F5LJ3 ... 15&simLd=1 tool that works for me http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002INTDS ... 15&simLd=1 another thats worked |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
One hammer or two hammers if there is room, I have been doing it that way for 35 years. |
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| Author: | BKozan [ Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Well I ended up just buying a Supatool splitter like this one for $40 from Bursons, I figure it's good to have in the arsenal anyway. I like the hammer idea, but I always end up whacking somthing that doesn't want to be whacked. I was pretty motivated last night to get cracking on the tear down, but realized I don't have a 34mm socket for the front subframe bolts. This morning I have been calling around, and it seems this is a pretty rare tool - all of the shops jump from 32 to 36, with nary a 34 to be found. The one I did find in stock was a impact deep socket with a 3/4" drive on it and it was dear...so back to the drawing board. Where can I find one of these? And as usual - who's got one they could do without for a weekend? Cheers, |
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| Author: | boomini [ Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
I bought a 34 from supercheap. Was wanting 1 5/16 for front hub but all they had was 34 in half inch drive too. Worked fine for me. Are you sure you need 34 and not 1 5/16? |
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
That AF size you're quoting is pretty damned close to 1 5/16ths which is a common socket size (33.4mm) and matches the imperial bolted mini as a reasonable size. Have you given the imperial socket a try? |
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| Author: | winabbey [ Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
I have a 1 5/16" AF socket you can borrow. It has a 3/4" drive and I have the 1/2" adapter so you can use your choice of bars to suit. I'm in Carnegie so not far away. PM me if you need it. |
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| Author: | BKozan [ Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Yep - I was actually after the 1 5/16" socket but finding AF tools seemed to be even more challenging than the metric. Once the bolts get above 20mm or so, the chances of rounding one off or causing problems is pretty slim, so I figured the 34mm was my path of least resistance. Anyway, I'll send off a PM and hopefully get down to borrow winabbey's. Thanks for the help everyone! |
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
Total Tools are a franchise outlet around the traps. They are excellent for those larger socket sizes. Usually about 35 dollars I think for a bigger socket like that, in 1/2 or 3/4 drive as you choose. There's about 18 outlets in the Melbourne area alone. |
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| Author: | drjbeam [ Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Suspension Compression Tool |
You may need a long pipe over the socket ratchet handle to undo the ball joints. I used a 3 inch round gal pipe about a metre long over my 1 1/2 ring spanner with it in a vice and they were still a struggle to undo. Gasweld have a good set of bigger sockets in metric and imperial. They were $99 earlier this year when i got mine. http://www.gasweld.com.au/532093-toolex and they also do just a imperial only set http://www.gasweld.com.au/533738-toolex Not sure if they're in victoria. |
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