Re: Trunk springs 2
jay peterson (japeterson(at)earthlink.net)
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 21:22:13 -0700
Jay Laifman wrote:
>
> The more I think about it, the more I think that for the second side (after
> learning the hard way), I just attached everything first, then used a
> larger screw driver to pull the spring up to the three holes - then had a
> lot of luck with it hooking on. My recollection is that it was really hard
> to get leverage and that it almost didn't work. I have to think someone
> out there has a better way.
>
> While we are at it, how do you figure out which of the three holes to put
> it in?
>
> Ok, how about this? Hook everything up and get inside the trunk, close the
> trunk lid and then pull them on! Of course you'd have to be pretty darn
> small for this to work on as SI or SII.
>
> Jay
> SIII+SIV+SV=S!!!
Jay,
On my Mk1 tiger, I disconnected the bolts on the trunk lid and then
hooked up the spring. The extra length on the arms that attach to the
trunk lid allowed me to stretch the spring w/o any problem and then
reattach the bolts. The only thing to be careful of is scratching the
paint when the trunk lid is loose so it helps to have a second person
and a towel to protect from damage. I did it one side at a time so the
other side was stabilized while bolting and unbolting.
Jay Peterson