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Jun 13, 2012 | 09:12 PM

#41

skratch

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From: anacoco, la

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Originally Posted by OH Bob

I like your "rolls of dimes" solution. I just spent over an hour helping a bud put on a new kickstand spring, We put his bike on a HF M/C lift, and had to remove 3 of the four bolts holding the front attachment plate for the spring, in order to have enough slack to affix the spring.

My only question is: Why didn't you provide this KISS method earlier? (:

it was. it was in post #3. course, you're still doing it the hard way.

Jun 13, 2012 | 09:45 PM

#42

Teachinator

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From: San Antonio, Texas

I agree with lionsm13 about the money tip. I used pennies and washers in the past.

Jun 13, 2012 | 10:32 PM

#43

Chunker

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From: Hartford, AL

Quote:

Originally Posted by lionsm13

You could put a roll of dimes in the kickstand spring to spread it out to get it on.
Then when you're done stretch it all the way out and get your dimes back.
At least this has worked for the spring in my softail once.

I have heard that trick before using pennies but since everything on HD costs more, dimes have to be used

Jun 14, 2012 | 01:42 AM

#44

Expat1

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From: Annemasse (border of Geneva-Switzerland) facing Mt-Blanc.

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Originally Posted by skratch

thats a good thought in theory, but in practice odds are that by the time you needed the spring, it would be too fatigued to go back to regular length....

If a spring remains under tension (force) where the stress in the material is lower than it's acceptable limit of elasticity, it's OK. Otherwise we would destroy our jiffy stand spring by over-stretching it with a few maneuvers.