Tom,
I'll have to try that, pretty clever. I have the same challenges, tight
tonneau and old hands. This draws from my old brake spring tool to slide the
springs into place.
Thx,
Bill
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 14, 2013, at 6:10 PM, tom white <tswhitez123@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> If you have lift the dot snaps that are really difficult to snap over their
> posts you may like this.
>
> I am fitting a new tonneau to my TR3A. I am fitting it fairly tight as it
is
> not as generous with material as the last one. Added to the difference in
> size is the fact that my my hands and forearms do not have the strength
they
> had a few years ago.
>
> So with necessity as the mother of invention I made a tool to help with the
> difficult lift the dot snaps. I took a length of 3/16 steel brake/fuel
line
> and bent loops in one end to make a handle witha 8" - 10" shaft protruding
> from the center of the handle. Then I ground away half of the tube for the
> first half inch of the shaft. This leaves a half inch concave area at the
end
> of the shaft.
>
> To use the tool I push the shaft through the lift the dot snap that is
> difficult to position. I place the concave end of the shaft on the post I
> want the snap to attach to. Then I gently move the handle of the tool in
the
> direction of the post. The lift the dot snap will move down the shaft as it
> moves closer to the post. When I can see the top of the post through the
> hole in the snap I press hard on the snap and withdraw the tool. The snap
> then seats on and engages the post.
>
> Best regards,
> Tom
>
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