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Hold spring down-insert C-Clip Tool?

painttoad said:
some people are just not coordinated nor mechanically inclined. there is also independent thought and the ability to figure stuff out.
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For sure!...none of us knows/can-do everything. Not a bad/good thing, us humans are just screwed together differently.

"The problem" is, folks think glueing plastic, cleaning stuff (faceplate and whatnot), handling springs, etc. is audio gear-specific, just because it is requiered with an audio gear piece....demanding some esoteric knowledge.
One can't blame them (me)! - how could they (I) possibly know....well, common sense should prevail, but when one is ignorant (I sure am...there's more stuff that I have no clue about, than otherwise!)...?

There most definitely are cases requering a specific/special tool; compressing a spring just ain't one of them.....talking small springs in generall here. Think out of the box - @tourmax's wire-clamping is a perfect example.

PS:... though this method would be proven useless with the spring on the left...I imagine. Nonetheless - excellent and simple execution of a given problem. I like!
 
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You can see why a split-headed screwdriver won't really work. There would need to be a slot as wide as the shaft to push the spring straight down.

Doug
 
Doug G. said:
Here is a picture of the installation online:

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Small valve spring-compressor.

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Doug G. said:
Ah, valve spring compressors. Almost makes me wish I was young still doing that kind of stuff.

Doug
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The tool I found is for lawnmower engines, not cars. An auto one would be way too large.

It's been decades since I rebuilt the last cylinder head. It is fun... as long as the car starts. :)
 
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borchee said:
PS:... though this method would be proven useless with the spring on the left...I imagine. Nonetheless - excellent and simple execution of a given problem. I like!
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Compress a heavier spring in a vice, use 0.20 or 0.32 lockwire to secure in it at least two places while compressed and then release the vice. Heavier spring stays compressed until installed and then you just snip and remove the lockwire. You don't even have to compress the spring a lot, just enough to give you the clearance to pop the c clip on to the shaft.

Easy peasy.

Scales up as much as you need it. I've used cargo straps to remove motorcycle mono shock springs the same way. Although, no need to snip and cargo strap, you just release it. As above, you don't need to compress it completely, just enough for the spring retainers to be removed and then release.
 
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tourmax said:
Compress a heavier spring in a vice, use 0.20 or 0.32 lockwire to secure in it at least two places while compressed and then release the vice. Heavier spring stays compressed until installed and then you just snip and remove the lockwire. You don't even have to compress the spring a lot, just enough to give you the clearance to pop the c clip on to the shaft.

Easy peasy.

Scales up as much as you need it. I've used cargo straps to remove motorcycle mono shock springs the same way. Although, no need to snip and cargo strap, you just release it. As above, you don't need to compress it completely, just enough for the spring retainers to be removed and then release.
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This is probably the most effective and cheapest solution.

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Trim pullers. Not expensive so customizing them is no foul, no harm. The other two pictures are the weed puller I mentioned earlier. Also not expensive so not expensive to experiment.
 

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jsmiddleton4 said:
“in a vice”

I don’t have a tool bench kinda vice.
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Slip joints, water pump pliers, your thumb, whatever. You just need to compress the spring slightly in order to wire it and then do whatever you have to.

Heck, thread the hold down wire through one side and tighten/twist with pliers. Slip another wire on the other side and repeat.

You have to use some imagination (and a just dollop of common sense) sometimes.

Just don’t go nuts and have the spring go flying out of “whatever” and hit you in the eyes-ball.

Remember: you’re just compressing the spring enough to get the clip on. Anymore than that and you’re just storing more “take your eye out” or “disappear into an alternate dimension” energy in that spring…
 
I'd be more than happy to have a jewelers vice. I'd have to ask my wife if I can mount it on my work bench which is also our dining room table though. I have a serious helping hands gizmo. I really like it. The magnets are outrageously strong. Base heavy so no tipping over, magnifying glass and light easy to adjust and position. There's stands for holding PCB's, etc.

 
jsmiddleton4 said:
I'd be more than happy to have a jewelers vice. I'd have to ask my wife if I can mount it on my work bench which is also our dining room table though. I have a serious helping hands gizmo. I really like it. The magnets are outrageously strong. Base heavy so no tipping over, magnifying glass and light easy to adjust and position. There's stands for holding PCB's, etc.

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You can mount the Panavise on a portable 3/4-inch, 12 x 12-inch platform and clamp it down where needed.
 
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