I've got a four spring motor rebuild I'm working on. Everything seems to be good except I'm having one spring that likes to slip off the inner shaft as I wind it. It looks to me like the interior end of a spring which is supposed to be a Z has lost it's form and is less of a |_ and more of a \_.
I was wondering if anyone had tips or tricks for getting it back into form.
Any tips for reforming the inner Z on spring
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- Victor Jr
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Re: Any tips for reforming the inner Z on spring
Hi, I've gone through the same thing while redoing my 4-springer in the VV 8-12. It's a simple, 5-step process.
Step 1. Pliers
Step 2. Try not to break it
Step 3. Break it
Step 4. Try not to cry
Step 5. Cry a lot
Just follow these easy steps and you'll be golden!
Step 1. Pliers
Step 2. Try not to break it
Step 3. Break it
Step 4. Try not to cry
Step 5. Cry a lot
Just follow these easy steps and you'll be golden!
Resist the forces of evil in all their varied forms.
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- Victor I
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Re: Any tips for reforming the inner Z on spring
Those inner coils get awfully tight and tuff to work with...but double needle nose pliers is what I use.
As for crying..my crying is I have to be the champ of dropping tiny screws...no matter if I use a pan or not..one day Ill buy a metal sweeper and collect a pound of hardware off the floor of my garage and maybe Ill find those missing single socks somewhere too.
As for crying..my crying is I have to be the champ of dropping tiny screws...no matter if I use a pan or not..one day Ill buy a metal sweeper and collect a pound of hardware off the floor of my garage and maybe Ill find those missing single socks somewhere too.
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- Victor Jr
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Re: Any tips for reforming the inner Z on spring
Got it done. I had to get a second set of smaller needle nose pliers and I got enough form to it that it sticks now. Thanks for the replies.