Jim Bollman Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I bought a 66 Ranchero that the fellow fell out of love with when it was almost finished. I now have lots of little things to do to it and discover what was left on finished. So todays problem is reinstalling the little door spring that keeps the door from swing to far open or closed. It is a fairly tight working space. Any great tips or tricks to compressing the spring and getting it in place?Jim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw24spec6 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 they make a tool to compress the spring check with mac or snap on jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterpainter Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 or collapse it in a vice, use wire at at least 3 places to hold it collapsed and carefully install it and cut the wire. I did this on my 65 mustang and it worked. Or borrow the tool from JIm Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Thanks for the tips. I tried the three wire approach and got closer than the 2 wire approach I had tried earlier but still couldn't get it in. Started looking for the specialty tool but haven't located one yet. I may just stop at a body shop and see if they have one and will pop the spring in for me for a small fee.Jim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted May 31, 2004 Author Share Posted May 31, 2004 I found a picture of the tool on the web last night and made my own version out of some scraps today and got the spring back in. Knowing a tool existed made it all work.ThanksJim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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