[AT] Bending a hook on a spring

[John Wilkens]

Len, this be a little crude but I fixed a heavy lift spring on my NH 
haybine by welding a short "U" shaped piece of steel on the sides of 
the last two coils.  It was to be a temporary fix but it has held 
good for a lot of work.  Guess I'll just call it a permanent fix.   John



At 08:56 AM 08/06/2008, you wrote:
>Speaking of a WD-45...  I started fixing my broken Joy Ride seat on mine
>last night.  All I got done was exercising a wasp, taking the old one
>apart and scrounging a spring.  The problem is 2 short but strong
>extension springs.  They are about 5" long hook to hook, 2" dia and 1/4
>or 5/16 rod size.  The hooks on the old springs broke.  I have a similar
>size spring, but it's way long.  My idea is to cut it into sections of
>the size I need, but then I need to put a hook on each end.  My Dad did
>this on the first broken spring years ago, but his replacement was
>weaker than the last original spring.  I just broke the last original
>one.  I know he we thru several of his replacements because the hook
>would break off where he heated it.
>
>Any hints on how to put a hook on a spring?  Will heating it make it
>brittle?  Could his have broken just because they were old, rusty and
>probably pitted before he bent them?  If I heat the spring, should I try
>insulate it so it cools slowly?
>
>Thanks.
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