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#96209 07/03/2006 1:02 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | So, I went to put the new headlight springs on my '46 ('cause the old ones were stretched out and broken), and I for the life of me cannot figure out how to do it. Here's what I've got: Click for Pic . I checked the shop manual and searched the forums, but nothing so far has what I need. Does anyone have any tips? | | |
#96210 07/03/2006 2:16 AM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | aren't the originals riveted in place? the hook holds the retaining ring, but the other end needs to be permanently attached to the headlight bucket somehow :confused:
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#96211 07/03/2006 3:09 AM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I'm not familiar with your headlight but in general you have one spring & two adjusting screws so you can aim the headlight. Each should be about 60 deg apart from each other. The retainer ring should have a shoulder that rides on each of the screws while the spring simply fits in a slot in the retainer. The hook on the spring fits in that slot (or hole). If you match the screw shoulders up to the screws it should show you where the spring goes. The above is just a generalization & yours may or may not be like that but of those I've worked on, I've found most to be similar. Hope I didn't muddy the water. 
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#96212 07/03/2006 6:09 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | Bill, It looks kind of like there's a "Base" that they sit on. The base thing is riveted to the bucket, and the springs sit tightly on the little grooves (they look kind of like threads). Tiny, Yes, that is exactly how it is arranged, aside from the fact that the old springs were bad (and not hooked up). My question is how do I put new springs on the base part of the headlight bucket... Because it's pretty much impossible to aim the headlights without them. | | |
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