Hi, Yes i made a short film of the compressor i make and put it on youtube a few months ago, my very first upload.
Same principle as Ron's tools. It shows how easy it works. No more crossed threads now.
The trick is that the nut is a fraction smaller in diameter then the spring, this makes that you can only push the spring and turn the nut on and off by hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INSYcitBaPo
I made a small batch in the past and have material waiting to make a few more.
Have one left at the moment, contact me by email please if you want it, John.
Cheers, Michiel / Netherlands
Michiel, if you are making some more please put me down for one.
Hi All
Just a quick note to thank everybody for your help sorting things out. I think its the forum at its best.
Special thanks to Ron and Michael for help with advice re the tools.
Just the electrics to go now!!
Thanks again all.
John
In addition to their convenience, I think the tools that compress the spring only save a lot of wear on the centre nut. Any of these I've seen are made of such a soft material you could almost call them sacrificial, presumably to save wear on the clutch centre thread. When using the "official" tool the spring forces the soft & hard materials together resulting in wear on brand new parts.