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--></style></head><body><div>This method of using external compressors, vs the original internal insert-and- turn rods works, it seems. If you use the rods, you can either compress the spring externally also, or, as the book suggests, get risk-taking volunteers to weigh the front end down to compress the spring!!</div><div><br /></div><div id="signature_old" style="clear:both">
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<div>From "Steven Dibdin via Rovernet" <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>></div>
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<div>Cc "Steven Dibdin" <<a href="mailto:sdibdin@gmail.com">sdibdin@gmail.com</a>></div>
<div>Date 03/09/2024 07:55:12</div>
<div>Subject Re: [Rovernet] Front spring compression tool</div></div><div x-em-quote=""><br /></div>
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This thread has everything you need to know. <div> <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature" /><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://classicroverforum.net/index.php?threads/a-guide-to-front-spring-removal-and-refitment.36234/"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://classicroverforum.net/index.php?threads/a-guide-to-front-spring-removal-and-refitment.36234/" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#E9E9EB;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#E9E9EB" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(233, 233, 235, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://classicroverforum.net/index.php?threads/a-guide-to-front-spring-removal-and-refitment.36234/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">A Guide To Front Spring Removal And Refitment</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://classicroverforum.net/index.php?threads/a-guide-to-front-spring-removal-and-refitment.36234/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);">classicroverforum.net</font></a></div></div></td><td style="padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-rightIconItem" width="36"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://classicroverforum.net/index.php?threads/a-guide-to-front-spring-removal-and-refitment.36234/" draggable="false"><img style="pointer-events:none !important;display:inline-block;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:3px;" width="36" height="36" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-rightIcon" alt="favicon.ico" data-unique-identifier="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Sent from a small screen, please excuse any typos. </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br /><blockquote type="cite" class="cite">On Sep 3, 2024, at 15:30, W Blake via Rovernet <rovernet@rovernet.org> wrote:<br /><br /></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><br /></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto"><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto">From: Jonathan Present via Rovernet</div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br /></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto"><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto"></div></div>Does anyone have the tool used to compress the front springs on a 3500S?<br /><br />I would like to borrow it, or would purchase, if it is available?</div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">The tool is essential a pair of threaded rods with hooks. </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><div><a href="https://a.co/d/j7PVpZb">https://a.co/d/j7PVpZb</a></div><br /></div><div dir="auto">$25 on Amazon. Or goto your local Canadian Tire or NAPA &c.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto"><br /></div></blockquote></div></div>
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