Ron,
Maybe you could use one of the metal tie wraps used to hold dust boots on
some cvc joints. Or a large hose clamp.
Richard
Subject: OT: Door Hinge Spring
> I'm calling this OT because the hinge spring in question is on my '93 GMC
> pickup. Today when I drove out the driver's door upper hinge pin (to
replace
> the worn bushings which were letting the door sag) the spring that helps
> hold the door open popped out, and I can't get it back in. Bummer.
>
> It's a strong bugger and is in a fairly tight spot. I tried a number of
ways
> of compressing and then holding the spring compressed until I could get it
> back in place, obviously without success. I came closest using a large
> C-clamp to compress the spring and then tying the compressed spring with
as
> many as 4 plastic tie wraps, but they just weren't strong enough to hold
> until I could get the spring in place an cut them. I suspect any wire
small
> enough to go between the end coils then wrapped back together and twisted
> would not be strong enough either. Maybe I just need stronger tie wraps. I
> remember my dad having some that the phone company used that had a metal,
> rather than a plastic ratchet tab. Maybe I can find some like that locally
> if another solution doesn't present itself.
>
> Both ends of the spring are flat so it's fairly easy to compress in the
> C-clamp. I just need some way to hold it compressed until I can slip it in
> place and then release the pressure.
>
> Make sense? I hope so. Ideas greatly appreciated. I know one thing for
> certain. Working on this thing on an open asphalt apartment parking lot in
> the middle of August is a real PITA.
>
> Ron
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