More stuff made easy

[DukeRimmer]

Rear Brake Spring Install and Door Vent Glass Knob Cover Removal;

These two jobs are very easy if you have a short ended cotter pin extractor. I’ve read posts from some of our fellow FAQers struggling with brake springs, and removing vent glass knob cover with bent wire. This tool will not flex like a bent wire tool, and makes that brake spring easier to install than a lug nut.

Box Wrench Cheat;

When sockets don’t fit and your wrench is too short, just use two wrenches, one larger than the other. In my experience this technique is required for both removal and installation of driveshaft bolts, and is useful in many other applications. Turn the driveshaft bolt with a 17mm, and turn the 17mm with a 19mm.

Door Belt Moulding Removal;

These mouldings are held on by clips with teeth that sometimes bite into the door shell so tenaciously that they need extra force to get them started. The moulding needs to be lifted straight up without bending especially at the thin section near the glass divider. They usually come off straight once started so put the sliding glass fully down and start the moulding removal at the rear. Push up on the lower, inner section of the moulding that holds the clips, not on visible parts of the moulding. Rarely all the clips are stuck. If you have one of these, and the moulding is in good condition, remove the sliding glass and pry the moulding up evenly along it’s length.

The belt line of all cars is at the bottom of the glass. The mouldings down by the door handle are called upper side mouldings, and the rubber ones are called lower side mouldings. All cars have belt lines, some cars don’t have side mouldings.

’74-’76 Bumper Removal

If you do this job often, you’ll need a big slide hammer. Also used for many other jobs around the body shop.

Photos;

Pic 134b; Cotter pin pullers. The black one is the one to have. The other has a tip that is too long and will not work for either job described herein.

Pic 134; Cotter pin puller in action.

Pic 139; Box wrench cheat.

Pic 042; Door belt moulding start.

Pic 140; Slide hammer

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these are great. Kinda thinking about adding a 'quck tip' category or something, rather than FAQing each one individually...

just so you know the writeup and pics are appreciated & we'll do something with them soon!

BTW: the slide hammer deal is MUCH needed .. about wore myself out pulling a 74 bumper even with one. No way it would come out any other way (besides mabye a chain and a come-along ooff!)

[DukeRimmer]

Best way to install bumper impact strips. Use socket or other spacer under corner of tool for '74-'76 clips.