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#788337 10/13/2011 12:44 AM
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I made a simple little device/tool to help me get the hood spring off and the new one installed on my '56 GMC. I made it from a long ground rod and a piece of chain. One end of the rod is braced against the bottom of the firewall and then the chain is fixed so that when you pull down on the other end of the rod it stretches the spring enuff to remove and/or install it with little to no strain. The materials I used were not the strongest but it got the job done. It sure beats a screw driver and some water pump pliers.
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Us monkeys ain't too dumb after all. I made one for a 58 with some thread all, washers and nuts. stretch the spring on the bench to the right length,install the spring and remove the nuts. There is a posting that someone stretched the spring and froze it a block of ice, installed it and melted the ice to release the spring. They actually sell a hook with a handle that works very well.


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I guess that whoever said
"necessity was the mother of invention"
was right on, huh?

Last edited by OldUsedParts; 10/13/2011 11:42 AM.

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Love to see you guys thinking this stuff up. Lets me know there is still inventive people in this country.


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