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Sep 7, 2010 | 06:32 PM

#21

BBStacker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1FLTRI4ME

The damn things just break.Must have replaced about 5 so far.

Crossing my fingers, knocking on wood just in case. Wasn't trying to be a wise ***. Sorry it came across that way.

Sep 7, 2010 | 06:57 PM

#22

Aleslinger

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From: Reseda, CA

Don't confuse pain with the pride of a job done well.

Sep 7, 2010 | 07:02 PM

#23

1flhtk4me

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From: Billings,Mt.

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Originally Posted by BBStacker

Wasn't trying to be a wise ***. Sorry it came across that way.

Didnt think you were.

Sep 8, 2010 | 11:47 AM

#24

silverbullitt

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From: Little Rock, Arkansas

A chisel? You said don't ask, but I gotta know. Just messing with you. At least you got it done. Now you can have a beer and sit back and laugh at it.

Sep 18, 2010 | 08:23 AM

#25

rkoivisto

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From: currently an Okie

Rust

Quote:

Originally Posted by drukanfu

How can that spring break ? the number of coils for the total length of linear movement of the ends radius is less than 1/2 of the total expansion ! Geeeeeze......maybe it's the Jap steel ?

I just did mine last night. Took about a half hour. I did draw some blood though!

I think the post about the gun oil is a good one. My spring was rusted pretty badly. A libral dose of gun oil once every couple of months would probably make these springs last a lot longer.

Sep 18, 2010 | 08:31 AM

#26

DrPlastic

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From: Newport news, Virginia

They break because they rust and it weakens the metal. the new springs installed n mine look like stainless steel and I gave mine a good coat of WD40 now to keep it from happening again.

Sep 18, 2010 | 09:27 AM

#27

Dionicio

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From: El Paso, Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by pxs130

I just finished replacing the spring on my saddlebag latch. What a pain!!!! I thought that it would be a quick fix... pop out the broken spring & pop in a new one. Not even close. It took 4 hours of trying to get the spring spread & aligned while sliding the rod back through it. After 4 hours I had to call someone for an extra set of hands to help. 2 sets of vice-girps, 1 c-clamp and a chisel (don't ask) finally got it done.

I consider myself fairly mechanically inclined, but that was crazy!!

Chisel?.......How big was the hammer? lol