I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is afraid of getting a spring to the face.

I appreciate all the suggestions, and I agree a chain around as a limiter is a good thing. It gets in the way, and is a pain to remove, but would be worth the trouble if the spring ever decided to get free.

I think one of the reasons I am afraid of them is that I had one just miss me years ago, and it bounced across the garage floor like crazy. I sat down an had a beer after that one, and changed my shorts.

That is the thing about working on cars, there is so much that can hurt or kill you. I don't mind the occasional smashed finger, but I'm talking about the big things that can happen. The older I get the more I want to keep living, so I'm getting a lot smarter about safety.

Thanks again for all the input and help.


Don