[T3] Hood Spring

[Dave Hall]

I think I've worked out what's being done here. 

Is the spring hook round the pipe, with the open end on the 'tooth' of the
fixed 'rack'?

I've done the job a number of times now, in various ways.  Once I just used
a piece of rope round a short piece of broomstick to grip it well, and
pulled hard until the hook was in position.  It's helpful to have someone to
help the hook into position.   Another time I used a pulley system hooked to
the seat-belt mount on my Type 2, which put it at the right sort of height
to pull it easily into position on the 'rack'.  That was the easiest way,
and my preferred method now muscles complain too easily!  It just needs a
firm anchorage the right sort of height above ground (gatepost or
something).

What some people get wrong is to put the spring through the hole on the
hinge assembly, rather than hooked on the back, which leaves the 'hood'
(bonnet!) sagging rather than opening completely.

I'll have to try the piece of pipe method next time.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 07 June 2013 03:01
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Hood Spring

On 6 Jun 2013 at 13:16, J. Jonik wrote:

>   What worked was------- about two feet or so of narrow (about 3/4") 
> pipe...just wide enough to slip onto the notch (closest notch to
> front) with the pipe fitting nicely into the spring hook.   Then pull 
> the pipe to leverage the hook onto its notch.  The hook didn't just 
> neatly slide into place...it had to be tapped, with a hammer, down the 
> pipe until it snapped into the notch.     Easy.

That's for the later coil style of spring, right? The early style shown in
the link Mike sent is a completely different animal.

I really like your solution. I'll try to remember it if it comes up again.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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