Cheap Auto Quote, What happens when a coil spring compressor fails
The guys over at Popular Mechanics were making a video showing how to do some suspension work, when things went dangerously wrong. When the compressed spring clears the lower control arm, the tool fails sending metal parts flying all over the shop. Both men were wearing safety glasses and, thankfully, neither was injured, but it does show the violent force that loaded springs are capable of – parts fly out with such force, a ladder in the background is almost knocked over