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Title: Spring Lift on Outside Access Doors
Post by: Yetch on June 24, 2012, 12:00:44 pm

Any tricks to getting the spring lift rods compressed enough to reinstall on exterior access doors?
Mike

Title: Re: Spring Lift on Outside Access Doors
Post by: wolfe10 on June 24, 2012, 12:07:14 pm

Open the door enough that the spring end can just snap on.

Title: Re: Spring Lift on Outside Access Doors
Post by: Michelle on June 24, 2012, 12:19:34 pm

Pipe clamp or Irwin quick grip clamp

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Title: Re: Spring Lift on Outside Access Doors
Post by: Yetch on June 24, 2012, 04:50:14 pm

Well, the laugh's on me; I just happen to have 4 of those clamps! Never gave 'em a thought till you mentioned them...

Title: Re: Spring Lift on Outside Access Doors
Post by: John Haygarth on June 24, 2012, 11:23:11 pm

another way to do it was shown to me by Rance (ex Extreme) he used one of the strap clamps that are good for holding down things onto a trailer or roof. Just put the air spring inside it and ratchet away till it compresses to the right size. Worked perfect on the ones i did on the basement door I repaired there.Almost no chance of it jumping out either while compressing.
John

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