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Originally Posted by sasquatch
This is incorrect. The last thing you want to do is heat a spring using a torch. It alters the spring rate and weakens the metal. Cutting a spring is the safest method. The trick to cutting springs is to cut 1/2 coil at a time until the desired level is achieved. And you cut the spring a the same relative location as the end of the spring. You want to use a cutting tool that does not heat up the metal. A cut off wheel or something similar is preferred. Plasma cutter, torch, etc is not preferred.
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You must have missed the last sentence of my post. I clearly say, this will cause the spring to break. But it takes a little time. So...... I am correct.
Its not the heating that causes the spring rate to change, it's the cool down that does. FYI.