TJ, my trunk spring is in. The trick seemed to be in finding a way to keep the wheel from falling off. After two days of looking at it the thought occurred to me that a C-clamp might work, and it did. A 2" clamp from Ace Hardware did the trick in two minutes. Your J-21412 tool was absolutely essential. I cannot imagine any way to get this puppy in without the proper tool. The fact that it works on your 68-72 indicates it works on 1964 to 1972 and others may be beseeching you to borrow it. It will be in the mail back to you on Monday
Many thanks, I owe you. Be sure to see me when in Southern California Dennis McGillis 1965 Malibu SS-350 949 551-4821 949-533-7211 Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mcgilliscompany.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Ringlein To: 'Dennis McGillis' Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 7:02 PM Subject: RE: Trunk Springs I can only think of one word - finesse. I remember that I had to use some finesse to get it in right. I remember that the front of the spring was behind the tab on the upper half of the trunk mount (that thing that is about ½" square that sticks out to hold the spring in place). I had to gently slide the spring up, keeping it on the tab, while I slipped the other end in the slot. If that makes sense - I would probably have to draw a picture and then say "enter tab A into slot B" to get it more clear. Does that make sense? Not sure if it will work - I just remember needing a little finesse. I am sure the "A" body guys on the assembly line did not use too much finesse, and it worked for them. TJR T.J. and Noelle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Dennis McGillis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:10 PM To: Thomas Ringlein Subject: Trunk Springs Hi TJ, Did you find some trick to get the springs in? Every time I get close to getting it in, the wheel falls off the other end. Taping it on doesn't seem to help. Now my wife wants me to take it to a shop. Grrr. This is frustrating. Thanks, Dennis McGillis 949-551-4821 949-533-7211 Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mcgilliscompany.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 19452 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 19538 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!
