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| kconway |
 Jan 18 2012, 10:57 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,347 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Monrovia, CA Member No.: 3,231 Region Association: Southern California  |
Anyone have a good method/tool recommendation for stretching the springs to the furthest notch? I'm deathly afraid of it shooting off and wrecking my paint.
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| SirAndy |
Jan 18 2012, 11:01 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,641 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(kconway @ Jan 18 2012, 08:57 PM)  Anyone have a good method/tool recommendation for stretching the springs to the furthest notch? I'm deathly afraid of it shooting off and wrecking my paint. Sturdy coat-hanger (not the plastic crap) or something shaped in a similar manner. Works just fine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| mrbubblehead |
Jan 18 2012, 11:10 PM
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Twodollardoug Group: Members Posts: 1,155 Joined: 17-December 10 From: calimesa ca. Member No.: 12,492 Region Association: Southern California |
maybe lay a towel over it, just in case.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
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| Gint |
Jan 18 2012, 11:10 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,075 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Grab it with your hands and pull. They really aren't that stiff. I put on a pair of leather gloves and put them right on. Shocking how easy it was. I spent way more time worrying about it than actually doing it.
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| John |
Jan 18 2012, 11:40 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
I use a hook made from a stiff coat hanger that I have attached to an old slide hammer handle. I have never had a spring get away using my spring hook.
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| Jeffs9146 |
Jan 19 2012, 12:14 AM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jan 18 2012, 09:01 PM) QUOTE(kconway @ Jan 18 2012, 08:57 PM) Anyone have a good method/tool recommendation for stretching the springs to the furthest notch? I'm deathly afraid of it shooting off and wrecking my paint. Sturdy coat-hanger (not the plastic crap) or something shaped in a similar manner. Works just fine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Easy! Just wrap the coat hanger around something and hook it on the end of the spring and pull! |
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| VOX |
Jan 19 2012, 01:01 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 6-February 09 From: rosemead, ca Member No.: 10,027 Region Association: None |
i had some random thin chain links laying around and a stick.
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| Lennies914 |
Jan 19 2012, 01:15 AM
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Slacker Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 9-January 10 From: NorCal Member No.: 11,216 Region Association: Northern California  |
QUOTE(Gint @ Jan 18 2012, 09:10 PM) Grab it with your hands and pull. They really aren't that stiff. I put on a pair of leather gloves and put them right on. Shocking how easy it was. I spent way more time worrying about it than actually doing it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| sean_v8_914 |
Jan 19 2012, 08:01 AM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
yup. leather gloves. if you are built like a marathon runner, perhaps you have a burly friend...it is easy
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