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Topic: any tricks to door jam spring install?
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dubstar
Gearhead Posts: 423
From: Long Beach, Ca 1966 A-Code Coupe
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-27-2003 07:06 PM
   
i've tried squeezing it with pliers, and using a flathead screw driver for direction, but i just ended up with a black and red eye, luckily my eyelid is titanium  what should i do?  ------------------
Alan
1966 Tahoe Turquoise A-Code Coupe
650cfm Holley 4bbl / petronix ignition / missing valance / sanded to bare metal
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1426
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 03-27-2003 07:52 PM
It's very important to wear eye protection when installing anything that can be sprung.  My dad and I put 2 wires into the spring and compressed the spring with a vice. We then tied the wires tight on both sides of the spring. We slowly released the vice and installed it into the door hinge. The 2 wires have to be thin but cannot break. After we had the spring installed we just cut the wires with some wire cutters.  Erik ------------------
1966 Ford Mustang 2+2
Mine - Restomod in Progress 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Dad's - Original Unrestored
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dubstar
Gearhead Posts: 423
From: Long Beach, Ca 1966 A-Code Coupe
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-27-2003 08:03 PM
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My dad and I put 2 wires into the spring and compressed the spring with a vice. We then tied the wires tight on both sides of the spring. We slowly released the vice and installed it into the door hinge. The 2 wires have to be thin but cannot break. After we had the spring installed we just cut the wires with some wire cutters.[/B]
wow, easier than sleeping, thanks.
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Alan
1966 Tahoe Turquoise A-Code Coupe
650cfm Holley 4bbl / petronix ignition / missing valance / sanded to bare metal
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BornInAFord
Gearhead Posts: 471
From: Bend, OR, USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 03-27-2003 08:06 PM
The wire idea is a great one.  I had installed my spring with both sides of the hinge off the door, so mine installed easier.Daniel
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BornInAFord
Gearhead Posts: 471
From: Bend, OR, USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 03-27-2003 08:08 PM
It also helped to have the fender off. The access is easier...
Daniel
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dubstar
Gearhead Posts: 423
From: Long Beach, Ca 1966 A-Code Coupe
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-27-2003 08:32 PM
both my fenders are off, and hood, and everything in the front, and the trunk lid, and no carpet, no passanger seat, no rear seats, no door panels, no rear window cover panel, no under carpet sound dampener layers, no heater, no door windows, no emblems, no tail lights, no bumpers, no reverse lights(like they ever worked anyways .) no ... you get the point. so installing mine, was just as easy ------------------
Alan
1966 Tahoe Turquoise A-Code Coupe
650cfm Holley 4bbl / petronix ignition / missing valance / sanded to bare metal [This message has been edited by dubstar (edited 03-27-2003).] [This message has been edited by dubstar (edited 03-27-2003).]
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