was working on my bike and when I dropped it down off of the stand one of the spings popoed off, and now can't get it back on, and not even sure if it is ok. The heavier outer spring is off, and has a near 90 degree bend in it closest to the front. Is this normal? And if so, how the hell do you get it back on?
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I thought a photo might help.Attached Files"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger. "
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Might want to get someone to help you do that swap... i about popped my shoulder out when I installed mine.-Steve
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Yea, I'd bend it back (or get a new one, I guess)...
To put springs on, I get some string and make a big oval. Then, if you criss-cross and fold the oval, you get 2 smaller circles - do this more if it's a hefty spring. Once you have your multi-circled string thing, hook it onto the spring and around your palm (use a towel so that it doesn't dig into your skin). Then, just pull and hook the spring over whatever it needs to hook onto.
I'm sure there are tools for this type of thing, but I don't have 'em and this has worked fine so far :P"Pleasant experiences make life enjoyable, painful experiences lead to growth" - cheap Chinese fortune cookie
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Originally posted by steves View PostMight want to get someone to help you do that swap... i about popped my shoulder out when I installed mine.
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Originally posted by the wind View Postseems like all you need to do is hook one end (with the stand up)use a flat blade screwdriver and slide the hooks off the tip of the blade on to the post.
The springs are under some tension even when the stand is up...-Steve
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yeah the spring is under tension, that why there is an inner and outer. One is under tension when the stand is down, one is under tension when the stand is up. And again, the flat head screwdriver, and the vice grips, they'll all work fine, but there is a spring hook thingy for this, harbor freight probably has them for like $1.
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That T handle looks like the best option, but I think I will try to bend it back and with vise grips of some wire tonight for the fast way. Thanks."If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger. "
Frank Lloyd Wright
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