I bought and used one of those JTC compressors just once. I didn't fit the hole in the inner fender of the W123 without a bit of grinding. No way it would fit a W116. Quality was questionable. I got rid of it and bought the real Klann tool with a friend. Between the two of us, and the several jobs I've done with it already, it was worth the extra money. Its a joy to use and I don't have to fear for my life or bones nearly as much.
I always recommend buying or renting the Klann tool. Jaime On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > I am rebuilding the front end of mama's 300SD. Bought this spring > compressor that Max found, eng.jtc.com.tw/products/index.** > php?mode=data&id=355&top=0<http://eng.jtc.com.tw/products/index.php?mode=data&id=355&top=0> > it seems like a good stout unit, not a lot different from the one I rented > from Rusty last time I did the job on the 123. > > Rotated the plates around to get a good grip at top and bottom of spring > (first attempt I needed to get more coils in the tool), got the spring out > no problem other than fiddling a bit to get the teeth set in the plate > pockets. Went to uncompress the spring, got the compressor all the way > extended and there was still compression on the spring so I can't get it > out, maybe only a half inch or so. I try to turn it back to tighten it to > put it back in the car to compress it a bit and hold it compressed, to > rotate the plates some to get some slack (they are interlocked top and > bottom now with the teeth on both ends locked in the pockets on the plates, > so the whole thing rotates), and I run into this "feature" : > > Advantage :Newly developed automatic 3-point safety interlock and > ***automatic freewheel > at end of stroke.*** > > Which means the screw will not engage the bottom part now, and I cannot > recompress it to put it back in the car. SH*T!!! > > So I am pondering how to get it compressed enough to rotate the plates > around a bit to get the thing out. I am thinking to stick it under the car > frame and then drop the whole car down enough to compress it a bit (I think > I only need a 1/4 or 1/2" or so but I am also thinking that is dangerous as > hell and really do not want to mess up my day. Or maybe use the floor jack > (which has a round pocket on the lift arm) to put it under the car and push > it up a tad. Or if I should go to oreilly's and borrow one of their cheapo > compressors, use that just enough to get some slack on the system. There > is probably not a whole lot of compression on it at this point, maybe a > coupla hundred pounds if that, but still enough to make a problem if it > decides to go for a walk. Or maybe if they have a press we can push it > enough to release a plate so I can rotate it out and re-engage the screw. > > Ideas? I was hoping to get this job done this weekend, mostly (gotta go > to a shop to get BJs pressed) but not if I am running all over creation to > deal with this stupid thing. > > --R > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
