 while the engine is out...how to safely remove the, rear trunk torsion springs in 20 minutes |
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| rhodyguy |
 Apr 29 2007, 01:03 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.  Group: Members Posts: 22,198 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch  |
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grinder a couple of old bath towls 10mm deep well 1/4" drive socket, ratchet and long exstension (disregard the ones pictured) 2 zip ties a 35"stick 1. slip socket w/ext on the pass bar end @ the roller. you may have to persuade it a bit. 2. press the exstension down and lever the end sideways off the roller. 3. prop trunk open, and secure it at the top. see picture. 4. climb into the eng compartment, fold the towels so they're thick. pull the springs toward you a bit and stuff the towels on both sides of the point you are going to cut. if the towel goes in easy, refold and repack. it should be a jammed in fit. 5. make 1 cut at a time! you may want to repack the towels after the first cut. cut other spring. 6. take your 10mm setup and remove the 4 clips the that secured the springs to the body. throw scrap on garage floor for pictures. DONE. k Attached image(s)        
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| rhodyguy |
Apr 29 2007, 05:18 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,198 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
rear trunk struts. i have a set and i want to put them on. i found this pretty easy. rick, how much time do you think it would take you to fab up a tool AND remove them? i don't consider this any effort at all. robert and rick, have either of you ever had to replace a torn away rear trunk hinge pivot bracket? it's loads of fun with the spring issue to deal with. but...each to their own.
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| SirAndy |
Apr 29 2007, 05:24 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,961 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Apr 29 2007, 03:18 PM)  rear trunk struts. i have a set and i want to put them on. i found this pretty easy. rick, how much time do you think it would take you to fab up a tool AND remove them? i don't consider this any effort at all. robert and rick, have either of you ever had to replace a torn away rear trunk hinge pivot bracket? it's loads of fun with the spring issue to deal with. but...each to their own. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) cut mine out a long time ago and haven't looked back ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) Andy |
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| computers4kids |
Apr 29 2007, 08:26 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 29 2007, 04:24 PM) QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Apr 29 2007, 03:18 PM) rear trunk struts. i have a set and i want to put them on. i found this pretty easy. rick, how much time do you think it would take you to fab up a tool AND remove them? i don't consider this any effort at all. robert and rick, have either of you ever had to replace a torn away rear trunk hinge pivot bracket? it's loads of fun with the spring issue to deal with. but...each to their own. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) cut mine out a long time ago and haven't looked back ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Cut mine too...puts some struts on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) Kevin |
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rhodyguy while the engine is out...how to safely remove the Apr 29 2007, 01:03 PM
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tools required:
grinder
a couple of old bath tow... Apr 29 2007, 03:11 PM jimkelly many ways to skin a cat - but this is a good how t... Apr 29 2007, 03:26 PM rjames They're not that hard to put back in. Why dest... Apr 29 2007, 04:34 PM
rhodyguy i just re read. i don't keep 2" long piec... Apr 29 2007, 05:41 PM vsg914 Hmm, I've replaced a dozen or so hinge pivots ... Apr 29 2007, 06:09 PM JBart This might take a few minutes but I made my from 1... Apr 29 2007, 06:11 PM SLITS Good deal Kevin ..... I tied rope around in two pl... Apr 29 2007, 06:51 PM rjames
After removing the springs when one of the pivot... Apr 29 2007, 07:58 PM rhodyguy "starts trying to tear it off". <_... Apr 29 2007, 09:35 PM r_towle I forget, but it seems to me that I just unbolted ... Apr 30 2007, 12:31 AM rhodyguy bump for teknon. disregard the grinder portion. wh... May 17 2007, 10:58 AM
rhodyguy a bump for the current thread about the trunk spri... Aug 25 2013, 08:02 AM |
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