Mine may have been jury rigged, they have a chrome carriage bolt through
the center holding everything together. Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>; mga <mga@napanet.net>;
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: Need help on GT hatch stays
> I'm afraid that's not really an accurate description, Carl.
>
> At least on all the GTs I've worked on, the chrome domed piece in the
middle
> of the chrome spring cover is like a domed speed nut. It has a set of
grippy
> teeth on the inside that just press down over a stud around which the
spring
> is wrapped, (and from which one does not want to try and remove the spring
> because it is very strong!)
> The smaller one at the edge of the spring cover is the same type of thing.
>
> Both these can be removed by prying under their edges. The new ones
> (available from Moss under numbers 472-375 and 472-385) are fitted by
gently
> bearing down on them and pressing them in place. From past experience, I
can
> tell you that trying to hammer them on will dent them................
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
> To: mga <mga@napanet.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 1:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Need help on GT hatch stays
>
>
> >Thay have a bolt passing through the center. Dont take the springs apart
or
> >remove the arms from them.
> >Just the center bolt remove and reinstall. Carl E.
> >
> >
> >
> >---- Original Message -----
> >From: mga <mga@napanet.net>
> >To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 3:11 PM
> >Subject: Need help on GT hatch stays
> >
> >
> >> Hello fellow GTer's:
> >>
> >> I am trying to install new chrome plastic hatch stay spring covers. I
> >> cannot tell how the spring assembly comes apart so that I can install
the
> >> cover. Has anyone done this?
> >>
> >> Also, are the two bright metal bolt covers available?
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help you can give me!
> >>
> >> Don Scott
> >
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