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Rear trunk hinge |
mangrum |
Jun 16 2019, 02:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 10-September 03 From: Ann Arbor, MI Member No.: 1,134 |
The plastic roller for the spring rod of the rear trunk lid hinge looks like it’s about to come off of the shaft. What techniques do folks use for releasing the tension of the spring? Is it then just a matter of pushing the roller further onto the shaft and putting the spring back in place?
Thanks, Mike |
pploco |
Jun 20 2019, 09:57 AM
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Chief Toilet Flusher Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 15-June 18 From: boise, idaho Member No.: 22,225 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
First time I dismantled a trunk spring I had no idea the kind of tension that sucker had going on. When I took one of the brackets off (still sprung), it didn't pop off right away but wedged itself against the bolts. So the unedumicated me decided (thankfully) to get a long screw driver to pry it off at a distance. Lucky for me, I took a glancing blow to the pointy finger in the open air and only lost a fingernail. But I heard a whistle as the bracket flew past my face like a bullet. They are seriously dangerous folks.
I've got the new pivot hinge and shocks for mine now. |
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