Tom,
Finally! : )
I have always used a curved and /or straight pair of slender Hemostats
(sp?). You know, the 'surgical clamps' for blood vessals? Anyway,
they're cheap as far as 'specialy' tools go, and are only about 1/3 the
diameter of needle nose pliers. Neat thing with these, is that they
actually 'clamp' the pin, holding it steady, which allows you to then
thread it like a needle.
As for the door panal, I just use a rubber coated pair of pliers. That
is, the 'curve' of one handle nicely 'wedges' the panal from the plastic
disc, compressing the spring.
Ergo! Piece of cake! (well, after a dozen or two times through the
years, anyway :)
Gary
> Ah! But will this work if you've installed the tension spring? I
> confess my spit still goes without because the spring is so
> difficult
> to compress. I may have created a problem for myself in that I've
> replaced the original backing board with tempered hardboard.
> It's pretty stiff. Do other spit owners manage to get the spring,
> spacer and handle all back together without gouging things up?
>
> Cheers!
> Tom O'Malley
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