mechanical helper
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Lately, I have been using a come-a-long to assist with holding control arms down on front wheel drive vehicles when I am replacing front-end parts. In the accompanying photo, the rear control arms on a Ford Explorer are pulled down while springs are replaced on struts. On vehicles with rear leaf springs, this tool can pull the axle into place when replacing springs or the axle itself. With this helper, one has both hands free to work plus you don’t have to ask anyone else in the shop to drop what they are doing and help you. Now you can see that the come-a-long has a use besides pulling a fence tight before nailing to the post.
© 2008 Walt Christensen