JHZR2
Staff member
I’m replacing bad ball joints on my 1991 mb 350sd, and one thing that I’ve read is to support the spring by putting a little bit of upward force on the LCA. I have one of those light HF aluminum jacks, and I’m trying to use that versus my big hein Warner.
But any time, any angle I use to press up and compress the spring, the car lifts, not the LCA, and the spring doesn’t compress.
I don’t know the absolute necessity of doing this. I guess in case the shock absorber fails?
But all the same, what am I possibly doing wrong? I know it needs to go up in an arc, but I’m not trying to heavily compress the spring or anything. Just get the tiniest bit of load while Im working there and manipulating the knuckle every which way…
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!
But any time, any angle I use to press up and compress the spring, the car lifts, not the LCA, and the spring doesn’t compress.
I don’t know the absolute necessity of doing this. I guess in case the shock absorber fails?
But all the same, what am I possibly doing wrong? I know it needs to go up in an arc, but I’m not trying to heavily compress the spring or anything. Just get the tiniest bit of load while Im working there and manipulating the knuckle every which way…
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!