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DBear · 05-11-2011, 05:17 PM

Does anyone know how or a trick to install new headlight bucket springs into the radiator support? I am attempting to install new hardware into a 68 GMC front clip. Thanks in advance..

kcsa75 · 05-11-2011, 10:18 PM

There should be a single hole where the spring slides into the core support opposite the two adjustment screws. Then you need some sort of small hook. Slide the notches in the buckets into the adjustment screws on the top and the side. Then use the hook to pull the spring out and into the hole on the headlight bucket.
If you have a lot of patience and a colorful vocabulary, you can use a pair of needle-nose pliers. Eventually, you will get it.

05-11-2011, 05:17 PM	#1
DBear Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rowlett, TX Posts: 863	Headlight Bucket Spring Install Does anyone know how or a trick to install new headlight bucket springs into the radiator support? I am attempting to install new hardware into a 68 GMC front clip. Thanks in advance..

05-11-2011, 10:18 PM	#2
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Headlight Bucket Spring Install There should be a single hole where the spring slides into the core support opposite the two adjustment screws. Then you need some sort of small hook. Slide the notches in the buckets into the adjustment screws on the top and the side. Then use the hook to pull the spring out and into the hole on the headlight bucket. If you have a lot of patience and a colorful vocabulary, you can use a pair of needle-nose pliers. Eventually, you will get it. __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*



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