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Hi, Is there an easy way to unhook and rehook the hood springs on the 48 4dr Fleetline? I need to raise the back end of the hood because the bottom edge rubs on the fenders when opening and closing the hood. Thanks, Larry
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Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 62
Shade Tree Mechanic
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This topic has been touched on a couple of times with several good techniques ranging from packing washers into the spring to using a racheting tie-down strap as a come-a-long. Just do a search on "hood springs"
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Shade Tree Mechanic
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This is what I did on my 41 chevy. Take a piece of wire long enough to reach from the spring to the ground under the car. Twist the wire on to the hook on the spring. On the other end under the car twist the wire onto a round 6" piece of broom stick or dowel. This takes 2 people. Have a guy under the car pulling on the wire and a guy on top guiding the spring either off or on. It is very painless.
Steve
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Wow Chevmam,thats a new one!!!How much muscle does it take when stretching to reattach,I also need to remove mine again and have used the come-along method,chef- 
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Backyard Mechanic
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Backyard Mechanic
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Hi Larry,
I hooked a wire on to the spring and hooked the other end on to a tow rope which led down under the car on to the tow hitch of my wagon. Then I gradually rolled the Chev backwards till the spring cleared. Then backed the wagon to loosen the tow rope. Easy!
Putting it back on is just the opposite. One other thing; put a brick behind the Chev. You don't want it to go too far.
Regards
Terry H
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Oil Can Mechanic
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WOW !!! I take a long heavy duty flat tip screw driver. I attach one end of the spring to the hood hinge, then I put the other end of the spring around the screw driver, and place the tip next to the groove where the other end of the spring attaches, I pry down, and the spring follows down the shaft of the screw driver, and pops in the bottom groove. similar too putting on rear brake springs. I did both on my 47 in about 5 minutes.
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Shade Tree Mechanic
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I tried the screw driver method also . It worked once until it slipped and almost broke my thumb. Once it hits your thumb you don't want to try it again. That is when I tied a wire to it and pulled from under the car. It did not take much mussle at all to pull. It was very easy. I even kept my wires to use just in case I had to do it again, or for someone else.
Steve
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