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Re: Hood spring replacement
[Re: robertop]
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05/29/15 05:05 PM
05/29/15 05:05 PM
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John_Kunkel
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Put one end of the spring over a solid peg and use a bar in the other end to stretch the spring then place tapered wood shims in the gap between the coils...this will lengthen the spring enough to where it will install with little effort. Once the springs are installed, close the hood slightly to allow the shims to be removed.
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Re: Hood spring replacement
[Re: John_Kunkel]
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05/30/15 03:24 AM
05/30/15 03:24 AM
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DAYCLONA
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Put one end of the spring over a solid peg and use a bar in the other end to stretch the spring then place tapered wood shims in the gap between the coils...this will lengthen the spring enough to where it will install with little effort. Once the springs are installed, close the hood slightly to allow the shims to be removed.
Agreed, Although I usually use large diameter (matching the spring outside diameter) hard nylon/plastic washers between the windings/gaps on a stretched spring (add just enough washers in the stretched windings so the spring is long enough to comfortably fit on the raised hood hinge), hood hinge fully up, then fully close the hood, most if not all the plastic washers will drop out with the hood closed/spring fully stretched
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Re: Hood spring replacement
[Re: robertop]
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05/30/15 08:39 PM
05/30/15 08:39 PM
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LimeliteAero
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Thank you guys for your answers, but now I realize that I did not explain well my problem; I meant not the 2 springs that hold the hood open, but only the small one that pops the hood when you release the latch. The one that sits in front of the radiator, to be sure. Sorry for the misunderstanding...... Thats the spring I referred to. Ive done three this way.
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