RonA
specialist in repairing sealed for life equipment
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Easy enough to get old ones off the spring/damper unit using standard Spring compressors but nigh on impossible to compress them enough & keep them straight (keep pinging out) to go back on due to their shape, the coils reduce diameter at the bottom.
Eventually came up with this home made compressor which both applies even pressure & keep them straight. Made out of some spare studding, U section, small box section & hydraulic pipe (turned down to fit reduced dia coils).
Once compressed then easy enough to apply the normal compressors to allow refitting.
RonA