Fortune Auto 500s for free, sorta..

[asdf]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Def need breaker bar with those tiny spanner wrench. My previous car's coil seized and I lost my spanner wrench, so I used this instead (not exact, but pretty close).


With WD40 and this tool, I had enough space to grab with two hands to break through the seized spot. I didn't need breaker bar.

LOL, yes I have improvised using other tools in the past... but I would prefer not to chew up or destroy the lockring teeth if it is avoidable. Which is why I suggested using a spanner wrench plus a long pipe as a cheater bar

[Ultramaroon]

If, after disassembly, the springs rebound to their spec free length, I'd clean, repaint, and whatevs them. Would have to get free length from the MFR.

Rebuild for $600, though? Pretty sweet.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by asdf

LOL, yes I have improvised using other tools in the past... but I would prefer not to chew up or destroy the lockring teeth if it is avoidable. Which is why I suggested using a spanner wrench plus a long pipe as a cheater bar

Amazingly when I did it, it didn’t destroy the lockring teeth... but that doesn’t mean anyways lol

I wonder why those suspension lockring key are so damn small & hard to use.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I wonder why those suspension lockring key are so damn small & hard to use.

Because they're only supposed to be torqued to ~100 ft-lbs, you'd be surprised how much torque you can put on something with <10" of leverage.