im trying to fit my coilover kit to my escort cosworth, but ive undone the damper and got that out of the way but cant get the spring out. any1 got any tips please? c

 

sorry im on about the rear at the mo, do i have 2 remove the drive shaft?

 

jack the car up and stand on the wheels hub?

 

If it is a standard spring you may need to use spring clams to compress it enough to remove. Most shorter lowered ones can be freed using a crowbar to lever the wishbone down.

 

it is a standard spring. tryed levering it as much as i can and still no joy.

cheers for the comments guys, il keep trying the way i am then

 

Spring compressor is the only way to get the standards out without undoing the rear brake lines. Thats what stop it being levered down any further.

 

unclip the brake line out of the retainer on the body, undo the big bolt that goes through the doughnut at the front and get a big bar to push the arms down!
on the passenger side, undo the brake t piece from the body also as the brake line into it is very short and prone to snapping

 

if they are standard and got newys, get the angle grinder out

 

Grind through a spring that's so stiff he can't lever it out? Ummm BANG! Surely??

 

It won't be stiff but the bump stop arrangement on the body makes it hard to get long springs out.

 

cheers chaps. as said above its not the tension of the spring, its the length and way its all arranged

 

Ahh I seeeee. Don't want you to go ripping your brake lines out

 

Agreed if theres little tension on it.

 

did cross my mind but i ent got a grinder so best i can do is a saw. and knowing my luck id cut through the brake line

 

you'll be there forever with a saw go buy a cheepo 10 quid grinder and a pack of 5 quid disks and you'll soon have the spring in bits - cut it in 3 to get it out, nice n easy