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Old 12-24-2008, 11:42 AM   #4
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Re: Hood spring replacement -

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Originally Posted by ChevLoRay View Post
I saw a picture once where someone had used nice, shiny open-end wrenches in the gaps of an open hood spring to allow them to remove the spring. But, like cdowns says, you gotta outthink the spring to be able to "deal" with it....

Let us know what your thinking is...
Do this, then get a piece of rope and loop it on the spring and pull the rest of the way. Might want to think about new springs since your going through all the trouble. When I put new springs in my new hinges, I used a floor jack to stretch the spring and used the wrenchs to keep the spring open.
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