Just finished this exact job.
ingredients:
small flashlight
mirror
forcepts with curved tips
magnet for picking up the spring from the bottom of the door when you drop it
lots of patience
Good luck,
Ray
At 10:43 AM 04/12/1999 -700, gbush@connect.ab.ca wrote:
>I was out enjoying my roadster last night. Stopped to get some milk (my
"reason"
>for going out). When I got back to the car...the door won't close. Drove home
>with one arm holding the door. Took off the interior panel and from what I
can
>tell there should be a spring from the rod coming from the exterior door
handle
>and the door post. I tried to get a new spring on there, but my big elephant
>hands can barely fit in there let alone put a tiny spring on.
>
>Is there a trick to this? Has anyone else had this problem? Should I take the
>car in, I don't relish the thought of spending $75/hour to replace a 25 cent
>spring.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>BTW - I should have bought a Datsun years ago. I've always owned British
Classics,
>and the guys in my club are giving me a hard time for having a Datsun. My
response
>is that it's not leaking oil all over my garage, and I no longer have to deal
>with Lucus Electronics...suprisingly they are quiet after that.
>
>Grant Bush
>68 1600
>Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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