Anyone have advice on how to compress this tension spring? No doing it by hand, its pretty beefy. Not much room to get tools in there. Any help is appreciated.
How about a valve spring compressor for a flat head type engine. Check ebay for early Ford tractor spring compressors. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SUNNEN-EL-100-VALVE-SPRING-COMPRESSOR-TOOL-FORD-FLAT-HEAD-USA-/162212052002?hash=item25c4977c22:g:iAQAAOSwLnBX4r38&item=162212052002&vxp=mtr