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.