Need Help with pole spring

[Hogggman]

Well me and two other guys worked for an hour and a half trying to get a new blowsion pole spring on my square nose. Tried just about every trick I could think of but no luck. It has a stock bracket with a AC pole. It is the right spring for the square I lined it up to one of the stockers and it has the right bends in the right places can anyone help???

 

[raidermike]

Not sure,but i would think it sould work with the ac pole if not let me know i need one.

 

[2lick]

I was in the same boat as you (UMI spring).... I just had some one hit the bolt wiht a hammer as iI pulled with all the life of me to line it up. Sounds bad but it worked good and the springyness seems great!

good luck
-NICK

 

[keefer]

They are a bitch to install. I usually start the bolt until it is sticking out about 1 inch on the inside of the right hand side of the pole. Then I position the spring and while someone is holding the pole I take a hammer or something with a wooden handle and press down on the spring to make it line up with the bolt. While holding the spring down the person holding the pole or a third person can drive the bolt through the spring. When the bolt gets most of the way through the spring I usually move the pressure to the left side of the spring and make sure bolt enters the left side hole. After that you are home free. I actually did it by myself once but it required lots of cussing and several attempts. Two people can usually get it done in a few minutes. Good luck.

 

[jamie327]

Take the bracket off the ski and put it in a vice. Your life will be so much easier. Even if it seems like it might be more of a hassle or take longer, believe me, it's worth it in the end.

 

[Hogggman]

Well we worked on it for another 4 hrs today bent the bolt luckily I had another one from the girlfriends ski but it still aint in. Tried everything suggested tried doing it off as well but havent tried the vise yet maybe thats what I'll try next.

 

[gj_fx1]

With bracket off I found it easiest to clamp the pole down to the work bench and move the bracket around.

 

[djyox]

I swear a lot, it seems to help it get into place. I'm trying to fit two onto my 550.... Thank god one is kinda tired so its easy, the new one is a PITA!

 

[Gainera2582]

Dude, I got mine installed in under 25 min with the help of my dad on my roundnose. Thanks for the blowsion spring btw!!!!!!