My memory is a bit fuzzy (probably because of the dint in my face) but I think on my Alpine I just used a pair of pliers to ease the spring end out of its resting place and back in again.
Russ Maddock Brisbane, Australia
-----Original Message----- From: Jay Laifman <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net> Date: Tuesday, 18 August 1998 9:37 Subject: Trunk Springs
>Does anyone have any idea how to safely remove, and later reattach the
>springs that hold the trunk?
>
>When I tried to do it last time, I did something wrong, which caused one of
>the arms to swing around and smash into the bottom side of the top of the
>fender. This pushed up a small dent and cracked the paint (which I hope
>nobody every noticed). So, I'd rather not repeat this again. I'd also
>like to use those nifty spring covers that are on the SIV GT, which were
>not on my SV.