Rear trunk rollers- installation tool, How to make one yourself |
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Rear trunk rollers- installation tool, How to make one yourself |
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Apr 27 2017, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States |
A box showed up today from 914Rubber- thanks!
In the box were new trunk hinge rollers, but I had no way of pushing down the spring in such a way that I wanted to stick my fingers in there to get the old off & new back on. So I made a tool. Sorry if this has been invented 50 times already, but I thought I'd share my solution. It's made out of a 16" piece of left over metal shelving vertical (Elfa I think). Pics below: you come at it from inside the trunk, hook the two slots over the spring bat (making sure you are locked on at the short straight section before the final bend). Then lift up to bend the spring away. |
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Apr 30 2017, 07:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States |
Worked great! Just have to make sure the two slits are on the straight section of the spring. If not, it slips around the corner and doesn't lock on.
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