Rear Stand Spring

[simon.holyfield]

So what is secret? I've been struggling all afternoon with my rest stand spring.

How do you guys fit them?

[Paul_Linden]

One method that works well is to put one end of the spring in a vice and bend it over like a banana.
As the space between the coils opens up slip a washer between each in turn.
Slip the now stretched spring on then flip the stand down and all the washers will fall out.

[simon.holyfield]

Thanks Paul - I was planning to try that when I found enough pennies!

[john.nash]

You can do it in situ.

Lift the bike on the stand
attach one end, of the spring, to it's lug on the stand.
Put a great big (flat head) screwdriver through the other end of the spring.
Place the screwdriver against where the spring needs to go and use it as a lever to slide the spring to where it should go

[adrie.degraaff]

It's easy to put the spring on;

take a peace of round wood, drill a hole lengdwise, stick a wire trough the hole in to a circel, hook in the spring and pul it on, keep it ready for the next time like brake springs.

[simon.holyfield]

Success!



Thanks guys.