Spring extender?

[pooterguy]

Does anyone know of a simple hand tool used to extend (stretch, expand, decompress?) a coil spring like this one? Approximately 6" L X 1"D.

 

[phred]

How about brake spring plyers

 

[619DioFan]

Needle nose vise grips and some arm muscle.

 

[pooterguy]

How about brake spring plyers

Excellent idea! Glad I thought of it.

 

[txvwnut]

I trick one of the guys in the shop did to stretch kickstand springs for install was to bend them and stick washers in the gaps. He’d alternate sides to keep spring straight.

 

[pooterguy]

I trick one of the guys in the shop did to stretch kickstand springs for install was to bend them and stick washers in the gaps. He’d alternate sides to keep spring straight.

Thanks to the GJ folks for those tips. I made limited progress by following those suggestions, but this is the one that worked best for this particular scenario:

I filed away some notes on the other methods for future use.

 

[jonesg]

dockers hook.

 

[pooterguy]

dockers hook.

Hose pick for the final stretch worked for me.

 

[ecotec]

Spring tool.

 

[bwringer]

Spring tool.

Yep. There are tools for this very purpose, oddly enough....

dockers hook.

You jest, but there's basically a miniature version of this tool sold for the purpose of installing motorcycle exhaust mounting springs.

Heavy-Duty Spring Hook - Motion Pro

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[seber]

I just unhitch the belt and install on a slack pivot.