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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 133297" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Greg has mentioned this a few times and it is an industry practice with many coil compression springs. New compression springs have to be "set." This means that the spring has to be compressed to coil bind at least once before it is installed. Many springs have to be set for them to be the proper length as they are built with some extra length that will disappear once set. The setting of the spring will often put the spring at the original height as specified in the drawing.</p><p></p><p>It is difficult to know if a spring should be set, but generally, it is a good idea because the manufacturer will not do it. It is often impossible to set the spring without it being mounted like a suspension spring as an example. Some springs are small and hard to set without making tooling. Setting a spring is a necessary thing, particularly when someone like Greg has found it to be necessary.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 133297, member: 1177"] Greg has mentioned this a few times and it is an industry practice with many coil compression springs. New compression springs have to be "set." This means that the spring has to be compressed to coil bind at least once before it is installed. Many springs have to be set for them to be the proper length as they are built with some extra length that will disappear once set. The setting of the spring will often put the spring at the original height as specified in the drawing. It is difficult to know if a spring should be set, but generally, it is a good idea because the manufacturer will not do it. It is often impossible to set the spring without it being mounted like a suspension spring as an example. Some springs are small and hard to set without making tooling. Setting a spring is a necessary thing, particularly when someone like Greg has found it to be necessary. David [/QUOTE]
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