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Old 04-14-2003 | 07:47 PM
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Default How to attach header spring?

Boy am I I just got a hook-line-and-sinker into my finger. How do you guys wrap the header spring and attach it? It's so hard!

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Old 04-14-2003 | 07:55 PM
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Dude I was gonna make a post on this but I keep forgetting.

I'm using some loose springs right now but I have gone through 3 springs but I cant seem to get em in there.

If you do.. let me know!! lol

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Old 04-14-2003 | 08:05 PM
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I got it on but I'm afraid the hook part is going to break. I tried so many times that it's all bent up. Finally I wraped some wire around the hook and that gave me something to pull on. But it's still bent the hook, not to mention a hole in my finder from using needle nose pliers and having the spring slip and hook me pretty good.
Old 04-14-2003 | 08:14 PM
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HAHA..

I used pliers.. that killed me.

The damn spring broke.. and came slammin back sliced me

Thats stuff is hard to work with >
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Old 04-14-2003 | 09:08 PM
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Try needle nose pliers and stick one of the "needles" into the hook. Then carry it around that way, there should be enough hook sticking out to stick into the hole on the other end of the pipe, then remove the pliers and push in the rest of the hook.
Old 04-14-2003 | 10:52 PM
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KyleSch is on to it. I've also used a dental pick - stainless vs. spring steel... stainless always wins.

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