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how do u remove a hood pop up spring on a 71 challenger #1287150 08/17/12 09:59 PM 08/17/12 09:59 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 495 W. Bloomfield, MI 7 71340vert OP mopar
71340vert OP mopar 7 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 495 W. Bloomfield, MI	never thought this would be hard to do until i had to try. not sure if there is some trick or just pry it out

Re: how do u remove a hood pop up spring on a 71 challenger [Re: 71340vert] #1287151 08/17/12 10:50 PM 08/17/12 10:50 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,958 SW Fla. CYACOP master
CYACOP master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,958 SW Fla.	If its the same as a B body I use a 7/16 1/4 drive socket on a long extension and pull the bolt out.

Re: how do u remove a hood pop up spring on a 71 challenger [Re: 71340vert] #1287152 08/18/12 01:32 AM 08/18/12 01:32 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Grab the spring & twist..It will step over the raised area & pop out from the metal tang... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: how do u remove a hood pop up spring on a 71 challenger [Re: 71340vert] #1287153 08/18/12 09:58 AM 08/18/12 09:58 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,442 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,442 It's a dry heat	with a flat bladed screwdriver lift up the bent over tang on the header panel holding the spring down.(it doesn't take much ) Then grab the spring twist and slide it out

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