 Rear trunk rollers- installation tool, How to make one yourself |
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 Apr 27 2017, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States 
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A box showed up today from 914Rubber- thanks!
In the box were new trunk hinge rollers, but I had no way of pushing down the spring in such a way that I wanted to stick my fingers in there to get the old off & new back on. So I made a tool. Sorry if this has been invented 50 times already, but I thought I'd share my solution. It's made out of a 16" piece of left over metal shelving vertical (Elfa I think). Pics below: you come at it from inside the trunk, hook the two slots over the spring bat (making sure you are locked on at the short straight section before the final bend). Then lift up to bend the spring away.   |
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Apr 27 2017, 07:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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Wow- huge pictures- not sure how to make them smaller from my phone.
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Apr 28 2017, 10:22 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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Good idea. What did you use to cut the slots?
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Apr 28 2017, 10:36 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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I cut two slots with hacksaw- then bent/broke the tabs. I wasn't sure this would work, so didn't spend a lot time on design or execution.
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Apr 28 2017, 11:00 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,517 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
So how did it work ?
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Apr 30 2017, 07:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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Worked great! Just have to make sure the two slits are on the straight section of the spring. If not, it slips around the corner and doesn't lock on.
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