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Old 02-04-2013, 07:41 AM
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Huh scroll down and hit the play button in the middle
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I did not see a play button either ???
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I hate working with spring compressors. I've seen some really bad stuff happen. It looks to me, if those guys would've just loosened the LCA they wouldn't need a spring compressor. Good reminder though. Be safe out there.
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That can chip a tooth lol... No but seriously thats dangerous!
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I hate working with spring compressors. I've seen some really bad stuff happen. It looks to me, if those guys would've just loosened the LCA they wouldn't need a spring compressor. Good reminder though. Be safe out there.
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Link didn't work for me either, so I found this one:
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I use two, opposite of each other to help prevent this.
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