The spring is a veritable bastard, after cleaning the rust and parking, of to my shiny frame i go. The stand fitted nicely, bolt looking fine against the glossy black frame. The I tried to stretch the spring, hmmmmm, its a strong one, and i did not want to use any leverage against my frame. I simply could not stretch it. What to do, of to you tube me thinks, get a hot tip, a bit like the distilled white vinegar procedure I used for the chain.
Apparently, there is lots of advice, the best, that avoids levers and pry-bars involves 20 pennies and a little patience.
As you can see, the spring is short, and very strong, maintaining fidelity to place the spring over the required lugs / retaining holes. The spring is about 2 inches short. The thing to do is get the pennies and insert them in every twist of the spring, thus lengthening it by the required amount:
This stretches the spring enough to comfortably fit it without sweating, grunting or scratching my very nice powder-coated frame, ensure the stand is in the up position:
Ahhhh, I hear your cry, how do you get them out without doing the very damage you are trying to avoid. 'Simple', is my retort - simply put the stand from its' raised position (the shorter of the stretched spring options) to down, this extends the spring and the pennies fall out. I know, it's genius, simple and gentle to the paintwork.
So,that is it for today, a problem solved, things learnt, saved by You-tube and some lateral thinking. Next up, the tires (tyres) and a complete rolling chassis, ready for the brakes. The engine is getting disassembled over the month too. Only part causing trepidation is the strip and rebuild of the carbs. More to follow, TTFN.
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