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  • Re: syncro spring removal without using spring compressor

    Zeitgeist · Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:41:56 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...list were right :) > > It can be done. > > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/vanagon-syncro-front-spring-removal-without-spring-compressor/ > > > alistair > -- Casey

  • Changing Rear Syncro Springs

    Tom Salicos · Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:21:46 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

    I want to replace the rear springs on my Syncro. Do I need to remove the drive shafts if I use a spring compressor...

  • Rear Coils Spring Removal

    J Stewart · Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:48:17 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

    Basically, how? External spring compressor I bought at Auto Zone won't compress the springs nearly enough. Trying to install the spacers to boost...

  • Re: syncro front shocks

    · Thu, 11 Jul 1996 20:27:01 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Mark, I haven't done the front shocks on a synchro, but I did rent some spring compressors to work on the front end...

  • Re: Spring Compressor

    David Beierl · Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:58:42 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...I installed a set of Steve Schwenck's springs on my '84 Westy without a compressor. The fronts were a little tight, but nothing...

  • Re: Syncro Spring Compressor

    · Wed, 10 May 1995 17:44:38 -0300 · Mailing-list archive

    >Tim, the spring compressor for the front of a Syncro Vanagon costs about >$700. Can you give instructions for how to undo that assembly...

  • Spring compressors

    Lee Roesner · Mon, 25 Sep 2000 21:30:22 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

    Has anyone ever used a spring compressor to lower their Vanagon. It's a unit that is permanently attached to the spring. I heard...

  • Re: front shock replacement

    Bob Stevens · Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:37:26 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...however, you will need a spring compressor to compress the springs for shock removal and especially to reinstal the new shocks. i did the...

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