Re: Giulietta questions

[Sidney Gage <sidney_gage@domain.elided>]

Eric,

Your jack will probably raise the car before it compresses the spring 
enough to unload the suspension.

A technique that worked for me on the Giulietta is to put a chain 
around under the jack and over the upper a-arm, securing the chain 
with a bolt and nut through the end links. Then when you raise the 
jack the spring will compress and you can unbolt the upright. We then 
put clips on the springs to hold them partly compressed and took them 
out. Unbolt the anti-roll bar, the shocks and the limit cables first.

Cheers,
Sid Gage
1495-01864
('67 GTV too)

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>Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:50:45 -0500
>From: "Storhok, Eric (E.M.)" <estorhok@domain.elided>
>Subject: Giuletta questions, well one specific...
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>Hey, all.
>
>Trying to get some experience from you who have "been there, done that"....
>
>Is it safe to take apart the front suspension by: placing a jack under the
>lower arm, separating the lower arm from the upright, and lowering the jack?
>I need to take the suspension apart on both my Giuletta and my GTV (one for
>restoration, the other for new springs), and this seemed like a safe
>alternative.  I already know about the threaded rod method, and would use it
>if the jack method was deemed to dangerous.  I've already gotten one opinion
>about this.  Just looking for more.

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