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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | Ok, I just received some coil springs for my 1940 chevy 1/2 ton oustide door handles.
How are they installed? Any photos would be great too.
Thank you for all that reply.
mark | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | If anyone has a photo or website that has a photo. Or description, please and thank you.
Mark | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 316 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 316 | Well, I did one side on the '51 GMC I had..........It was not a fun job, but it sure was nice not too have a "droopy" door handle anymore!
Where is Barry Weeks when we need him? He was the Art-Deco Guru...........Maybe Ken knows??
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| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | Well, How did you do it???
Mark | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 316 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 316 | I'm not sure it would be relevant to your '40........I don't know how much different they are.
I just rolled the window all the way down. Removed the inside window trim. Remove inside door panel. Reached in and removed broken spring with "vise-grip" pliers.
Installing the new one is tricky, because of th tension you have to work against and there is very little room to work. Once again, the needle nose vice grips saved me.
I also found that the "repop" spring was wound tighter that the stock one, so itr took a little muscle to get into place.
I had some pix, but they were lost when my computer died a week and a half ago. No, nothing backed up, sorry.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | Mine does not have any original springs so I have nothing to go on. The search continues...LOL.
Thanks for your reply.
mark | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | Does anyone know how this complex device is installed? | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | Does anyone know how these are installed??? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | golden- I think my 46 in just about like your 40 so I may be able to help. It's been a long time since I have looked at my door latches but if I remember right it isn't that hard to install. There is a left and a right spring so you have to have them on the correct side.
Tell what I'll do, rather than try to explain from memory I'll pull my latches out of the box and take a couple of pictures to email you. Give me a day or two and I'll send something out to you.
George | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | 46forme,
Thank you very much, look forward to your help.
Mark | | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | Mark - Sent you some pictures. Did you get them? Hope they help.
George | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 | 46forme, could you post the pics or send them 2 me [email protected]Im not ready to install my latches yet, but upon inspection mine dont have them either. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | stea - I'm not able to post them cuz I do my surfing from work but I will send them to you tomorrow. The disk is at home. George Maybe you can post them for me  | | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | stea - Check your email, I sent you pictures  George | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 | 46forme, Thanks for the pics. They will help a great deal. Where else can u find this kind of info except from this site.. | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | I got hit by Charlie down here in port charlotte. Only minor damage to the house and my garage was untouched, so my 40 is fine.
Thank you for the photos, Vintage Auto Parts sent the wrong ones so it was impossible to make them work, I sent the old ones back, I ordered new ones but have not heard back from them.
Hopefully next week.
mark | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 85 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 85 | Mark, if you have trouble finding your springs go to www.americanclassic.com and and look for part number DLRS36 cost $4.00 a pair. I just had them installed in my 46 1/2ton. Looks good Phone # is 940-365-9786 Good Luck Ed | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 | e-mail me and I'll send some pictures that 46forme sent. These are how they fit on the locks if that is your question.
Dennis
40 Chevy 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | I found them at american classics, thank you. Now, if I can only come up with the $20.00 min purchase, LOL.
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