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I just wanted to share a little experience I had yesterday. As I posted earlier, I recently put Shock Therapy springs on my 2X. Yesterday I had to remove one and fix my screw up. That's another story. I have changed many springs over the years on various vehicles so I know how to do it and how to be as safe as possible. So what I'm going to say, although very obvious, its just a reminder, you never know.
Yesterday I removed the shock and proceeded to compress the springs with no issues. I made the correction to the shock and began to reassemble it. I hooked up the spring compressor and got to work. Well, you know what's coming...Yep, one of the compressors broke under a full load. I have used this same compressor several times including the most recent job, but still its pretty new.
Well let me tell you, that sum bytch went off like a cannon. the shock itself when thru my wooded work bench, bent the metal leg on the bench and sent pieces and parts all over the place. something shot up and went thru the bottom of my kayak that hangs above the bench.
As I said, I have done this many times and I know to be extra cautious. I always insure things are pointing away from my body and I never reach over the end of the shock. I always work to the side of it.
Fortunately my caution paid off and other than a piece of something grazing off my hand, nothing came close to hitting me. I could not imaging the damage that would have caused had it hit my chest or my face.
All this to say, no matter how much experience you have, no matter how many times you have done this in the past, PLEASE be extra careful. You never know when a tool may fail or something unforeseen happens. I'm guessing this could have easily been fatal. But luckily, it just cost me a pair of underware.
BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS!!!!
Yesterday I removed the shock and proceeded to compress the springs with no issues. I made the correction to the shock and began to reassemble it. I hooked up the spring compressor and got to work. Well, you know what's coming...Yep, one of the compressors broke under a full load. I have used this same compressor several times including the most recent job, but still its pretty new.
Well let me tell you, that sum bytch went off like a cannon. the shock itself when thru my wooded work bench, bent the metal leg on the bench and sent pieces and parts all over the place. something shot up and went thru the bottom of my kayak that hangs above the bench.
As I said, I have done this many times and I know to be extra cautious. I always insure things are pointing away from my body and I never reach over the end of the shock. I always work to the side of it.
Fortunately my caution paid off and other than a piece of something grazing off my hand, nothing came close to hitting me. I could not imaging the damage that would have caused had it hit my chest or my face.
All this to say, no matter how much experience you have, no matter how many times you have done this in the past, PLEASE be extra careful. You never know when a tool may fail or something unforeseen happens. I'm guessing this could have easily been fatal. But luckily, it just cost me a pair of underware.
BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS!!!!
, good deal, will definitely help get it done.
