Spring Compessor

[Doug Lavoie]

Colin,
Thank you for following up with the spring compressor tool drawings and info. This should make the job a darn sight easier and safer to do.
Again tThank you for following up on your promise.
Doug

[Lew Skelton]

cheers Colin, might just make one, good to compare your drawings to the photos.
Lew

[super dave]

Thanks for the info it will come in handy to make one up


Dave

[super dave]

As I was checking my shaft a spring setup the Australian carriers must have a smaller diameter shaft as I just measured my Canadian one and it is 3/4"x12TPI and not the 5/8 UNF as you have specified for the Australian carriers. So there would have to be some dimension revisions if we would like to make one to use on the Canadian carriers. Just thought I would let everyone know if you were going to make one for the British/Canadian carriers

[Lynn Eades]

Dave, yes the rods are interchangeable with the correct nuts, however you do need the matching threaded inner part to the puller.

[colin jones]

Sorry all, that is a serious slip of the pen. Yes the thread is 3/4. Please accept my appology
Colin.

[Rob Beale]

I have made a new inner shaft with the correct internal thread for Universal Carrier spring rods. The outer tube and nut were reused.

It works a treat, although the pitch of the thread means it takes a lot of turns to pull the rod through the opposite cup.

I ground an old spanner to fit the flats on the rod to ensure the tool is wound all the way onto the spring rod end.

The only thing it won't do of course is pull a rod through a seized/rusted on spring ball!

Rob