Springin with MN80CX500

[Kynan C.]

Thanks to MN80CX500 I now have a new spring. It worked fantastic.

The new spring

The old spring

The old bent spring and the new spring

Fresh and newly installed spring

 

[MN80CX500]

Thanks for the kudos!

 

[Larry Fine]

So, the spring holds the lid up by un-bending?

 

[Kynan C.]

Yep, and very nicely I might add. It is very strong. My old spring was much more flexible, the new one is more rigid and doesn't fall on my hands.

 

[brianinpa]

And that is the reason for the forum! Sure all of the pictures and BS is nice and fun and will cause a chuckle, but, when one member helps another with something they did by passing that "thing" along, it sort of makes it all worth while!!!!

 

[Larry Fine]

Agreed, and is why I took one of the bar clamps off my Rooster and took pix to post when someone asked.

 

[Kynan C.]

Technical knowledge is very important, and its really cool we can document and grow our databases. There is so much more technical info I want to post, however I am in-between houses. Living in a rental right now and all my Vetter goodies are in storage, and I don't have my tools. So, in about a year and a half after the construction of the house I will have a small shop and all my goodies at hands reach. Then it will be an sick and twisted open window to my brains obsession with the Vetter world (I think obsession is bad... right?).

 

[rob.lafady]

Thank you so much, I was wondering why there was a spring hanging from the inside of my trunk. I hooked it up and lo and behold the lid stays open!

 

[GMan81]

Hi, I am in need of a spring for the trunk lid. The bag and trunk set that I got to me didn't come with the spring.

 

[Kynan C.]

Here is the spring size. Looks like 1/2" wide and 8" long. The bends are a little less then 1/2" out to attach to the clips. This spring is a bit more rigid and a tad thicker then the original (see comparison above). See image below for measurements.