<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Jon, Jim ?? The prior owner has my set of rods they worked fine on my old Red Rover. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<div>Geoffrey W McCarthy</div><div>+15037993809</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 3, 2024, at 11:40, 4lanfrancis via Rovernet <rovernet@rovernet.org> wrote:<br>PS The book says to recruit 3 fools. I mean friends to sigh down the front and compress the springs. Whilst doing this the car fell off the Jack stands !😨I think it is safe if you use the side holes and rods on the Jack stands. </blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>The original rods only work if the holes in the spring cups are aligned. If they've been dismantled before using a generic spring compressor that other posters have already shown, they may not be aligned in which the rods will be of no use at all. I've always done them with generic spring compressors, fiddly and lack of room doesn't help but it can be done. For additional safety I chain the spring to where the bell crank bolts to the firewall, if it should make a break for freedom it wouldn't get very far.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Jonathan Present via Rovernet <rovernet@rovernet.org> </div><div>Date: 03/09/2024 04:01 (GMT+00:00) </div><div>To: rovernet@rovernet.org </div><div>Cc: Jonathan Present <present.jonathan@gmail.com> </div><div>Subject: [Rovernet] Front spring compression tool </div><div><br></div></div>Does anyone have the tool used to compress the front springs on a 3500S?<br dir="auto"><br dir="auto">I would like to borrow it, or would purchase, if it is available?<br dir="auto"><br dir="auto">_______________________________________________<br dir="auto">Rovernet mailing list<br dir="auto">Rovernet@rovernet.org<br dir="auto">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br dir="auto"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Rovernet mailing list</span><br><span>Rovernet@rovernet.org</span><br><span>http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>