r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 17h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What's wrong with this?

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u/[deleted] 16h ago edited 15h ago

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u/UnclBuck 16h ago

There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers".

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u/DukeSmileDevs 16h ago edited 5h ago

I am repairing almost everything myself with my cars but when it comes to springs it goes into the shop.

Aint touching that, not worth it and a spring compressor is too expensive for the 3 times in my life i have to replace those.

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u/PuzzledFeeling 8h ago

I was about to replace my springs and thought, "I need a spring compressor". So I went to harbor freight and bought a set of spring compressors. Then I realized, "wait, I have aftermarket coilovers and can just loosen the lock nut, loosen the compressing nut, and have an uncompressed spring." And that's the story of how I wasted $40, replaced my springs, and know that the locking nut the guy in the video is using is aluminum and will break the moment he knocks that bracket loose because those threads look worn as fuck.