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How to assemble rear dampers after dismantling & cleaning ?

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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
It was relatively easy to dismantle the dampers with my assistant Marco pressing down on the outer shroud whilst I flirted out the retaining collars.

Assembly looks a tad harder - will I need to use a spring clamp to assemble them again or is there a trick to it ?

Oddjob:
PaulG used a very neat looking damper compressor on his Sloper restoration, TBH it looks home made but it looks and probably performs extremely well. Picture of it on reply 45 on his project thread.

paul G:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on November 16, 2022, 12:28:16 PM ---PaulG used a very neat looking damper compressor on his Sloper restoration, TBH it looks home made but it looks and probably performs extremely well. Picture of it on reply 45 on his project thread.

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It's been made even better than the 1st picture.
I'll take another tonight I stripped them before it was finished as I wanted to get the chrome covers on the shocks to the platers.

Oddjob:
Fair play Paul, it's a nice little tool you knocked up there.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I'll get my Nephew Marco to bring his spring compressor when he is passing - not going to risk taking an eye out to do it without.

Typical I gave my car spring compressor away when I stopped doing my own suspension repairs.

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