Mainspring install tricks or tool

shadow · 05-04-2006, 11:14 PM

I took the image of the factory tool and made a copy today.

I started with a $4 awl from LoweÃ¢??s. I cut the tip off and ground about Ã?Â¼ inch of the taper into a diameter that fit into the guide rod hole. Then I heated and bent it.
When I tried it I could not believe how much better it worked than the way I was trying before. I literally had the spring out and back in within a minute or so with little to no struggle.

Thanks for the valuable information.

Chris

05-04-2006, 11:14 PM	#9
shadow User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down The Shore Posts: 245 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	I took the image of the factory tool and made a copy today. I started with a $4 awl from LoweÃ¢??s. I cut the tip off and ground about Ã?Â¼ inch of the taper into a diameter that fit into the guide rod hole. Then I heated and bent it. When I tried it I could not believe how much better it worked than the way I was trying before. I literally had the spring out and back in within a minute or so with little to no struggle. Thanks for the valuable information. Chris