 Rear trunk spring tool..., Hard to find the real deal P 304 |
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| second wind |
 Mar 9 2018, 12:56 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 857 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Los Angeles, California Member No.: 12,543 Region Association: Southern California 
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Hello World.....repairing rear trunk hinge so naturally I need the rear trunk spring tool. Friend has one to let me use but I want to buy one of my own. Well, easier said than done. Even the company Baum that is on the following link
https://members.rennlist.com/914_collectibles/ToolsP.htm told me they never even made that tool....P 304. Does anyone have one of these that they would consider selling? Or does anyone know where to get one? I appreciate that there are other options but this tool is the real deal. Thank you very much. gg |
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| theer |
Mar 9 2018, 01:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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Lot's of folks have made their own tool, or come up with creative ways to use existing/modified tools. Use Google to search and include 914world in the search text.
Here's what I did - not pretty, but cheap & it worked. http://ww.w.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=309069 |
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| mgphoto |
Mar 9 2018, 02:02 PM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me" Group: Members Posts: 1,339 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California |
P tools are very collectible going for hundreds of dollars more than the original asking price. Hey just the tool catalogs are selling for upwards of a grand.
This tool is nothing more than a steel bar with a notch and a groove at both ends. The torsion bar slips through the groove and rests in the notch to prevent slipping. The bar is used as a lever to release it from the hinge, replace the plastic rollers with the brass type. Greg, I made one out of a broken torsion bar, the length of the bar is the important factor as it produces the needed leverage. |
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| rhodyguy |
Mar 9 2018, 02:13 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,082 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
1/4" drive 10mm? Deep socket And a long extension is all it takes to get the spring off the rollers. The deep socket gives more secure purchase on the rod. Fully raise the trunk lid and prop it open first. Less pressure on the spring rods. Wear gloves.
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| rgalla9146 |
Mar 9 2018, 03:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,560 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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I have the tool. Not for sale.
Whatever you do, wear leather gloves and eye protection. |
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| Spoke |
Mar 9 2018, 04:35 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,986 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Mar 9 2018, 03:13 PM)  1/4" drive 10mm? Deep socket And a long extension is all it takes to get the spring off the rollers. Fully raise the trunk lid and prop it open first. Less pressure on the spring rods. Wear gloves. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Used the deep socket and long extension several times. Unless you're a mechanic I wouldn't buy a tool unless you like collecting tools. |
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| Rand |
Mar 9 2018, 04:51 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Do you want to reuse them? If you want to ditch the torsion springs and upgrade to shocks, you can also just prop the lid up with least tension, wrap rags around the middle, use a cutoff disc to cut inbetween. Ten seconds, one pop, done. Just be careful to contain the ends/tension with rags. Not so elegant I know. But 10 seconds done.
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| rhodyguy |
Mar 9 2018, 05:00 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,082 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Yep.
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 10 2018, 05:14 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,490 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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I have an original tool for this. But you can make one out of a 12 inch crescent wrench.
Here is a thread on it... Torsion bar installation thread |
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