 Front trunk springs, Best way to get these things off? |
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| Gint |
 May 23 2003, 08:30 PM
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Mike Ginter  Group: Admin Posts: 16,105 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains   |
Anybody know a quick, easy or maybe even safe way to get these things off?
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| madd_dogg_914 |
May 23 2003, 09:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 480 Joined: 30-March 03 From: Vacaville, CA Member No.: 497 Region Association: Northern California |
Maybe I am alone here, but I have removed the springs several times by hand. You just grab them in the middle and pull back till you clear the clip and slowly lean forward. Theoretically it is dangerous, but the springs only close in on themselves, they dont spring outward. If you did lose your grip all they would do is fall straight down. Also by grabbing in the middle the spring seperated less, so you wont get pinched skin when they compress down. Just my .02 worth. It would be a shame to damage a freshly powdercoated finish by scratcing with vise grips. This way is quick and easy!
-Chris I am not responsible if this somehow backfires and someone dies (unless it is me) But I really don't see how this could be construed (sp) as dangerous. |
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Gint Front trunk springs May 23 2003, 08:30 PM
Aaron Cox vise grips and a pair of gardening gloves....expam... May 23 2003, 08:32 PM Gint Yeah, I thought of that, but then I thought of how... May 23 2003, 08:34 PM Aaron Cox mine were sagging, so i moved 'em up to the fr... May 23 2003, 08:38 PM Gint When I said scarring, I meant the springs. Vice g... May 23 2003, 08:51 PM Jeffs9146 QUOTE
Gint It just seems a shame to go to all of this work an... May 23 2003, 09:22 PM Elliot Cannon I made a tool kinda like the one Porsche uses. I ... May 23 2003, 11:43 PM Brad Roberts Rope To pull them off.
Gint, your big enough to p... May 24 2003, 12:01 AM Gint I can't seem to get a good enough grip on them... May 24 2003, 08:06 AM rhodyguy shackle and a coat hanger. the shackle makes for e... May 24 2003, 08:26 AM seanery I did it by hand. Take off the gloves and you can ... May 24 2003, 08:49 AM ! I did the coat hanger trick....THEN replaced both ... May 24 2003, 08:53 AM Gint QUOTE
Brad Roberts I have had the coat hangers come apart on me.. and... May 24 2003, 10:51 AM tracks914 Learn from anothers experience...prop the hood fir... May 24 2003, 01:20 PM Aaron Cox ductape on the vise grips will do the trick for yo... May 24 2003, 04:57 PM Gint Without gloves on I pulled'em right off. That... May 24 2003, 07:28 PM Lawrence914-6 QUOTE
Gint I got a few guys together at work and I made a dea... May 25 2003, 08:27 AM Brad Roberts Ha ha..
The local parts place thinks I'm nuts... May 25 2003, 10:56 AM
thinlie What i did was use a crow bar hooked up to the sho... May 25 2003, 04:30 PM |
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