Centre stand spring tips please..

[trevor]

Need to install a new spring for the 81 1100e...got any tips?
I heard somewhere about putting coins between the spring to expand to install.
Thanks

[Octain]

Yup. I used pennies, it's cheaper that way.

[Big Rich]

Trevor, sometimes it's easier to take out the two bolts that go thru the center stand & frame and install the spring first. Once the spring is installed, you should be able the muscle the center stand in place and put the bolts in.

IIRC, it's possible to stretch the spring too far with pennies and it will never hold the center stand up tight.

[hjfisk]

Yes just remove the stand , then install the spring, you can then easily bolt the stand back on. It only takes a little pressure to line them up.

[trevor]

Thanks guys...I think I will remove the stand then as it will give me an opportunity to give it a good cleaning.

[barnbiketom]

I use my Brake Spring tool.. like this!

I use a brake spring tool, like this vid shows... but if you don't have this tool, I have used a large (#3) phillips screwdriver too, to lever it on... but of course it's always nice to take it all off, clean and paint it !!

[landshark]

Keep Beer handy, it can be a fun job.

[RichDesmond]

Motion Pro makes a nice spring puller tool.

http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0127/

(And please, don't tell me that you don't want to spend the money. There's a job to be done here, and that completely justifies spending the money on tool. To not want to spend the money on a tool, when you have a perfectly good excuse...I just don't know what to say...except please, turn in your man card, right now, before you embarrass us further...)

[Kiwi Canuck]

I have used a large tie strap and it keeps your fingers away from the parts that bite.

[cl4yd0h]

Step 1: Call your friends and family and let them know your where abouts, make sure they know what you will be doing and how long it should take
Step 2: Call your health insurance provider and make sure your policy is up to date
Step 3: Have several shop rags ready to soak up any bodily fluids
Step 4: Vacate any children that might hear your profanity
Step 5: Say a little prayer to whomever your higher power is
Step 6: Grab a screw driver and (hopefully) pry that baby in!

In all seriousness its much easier to just take the stand off.. but I think most of us here have managed to draw blood from this once or twice..

[trevor]

Step 1: Call your friends and family and let them know your where abouts, make sure they know what you will be doing and how long it should take
Step 2: Call your health insurance provider and make sure your policy is up to date
Step 3: Have several shop rags ready to soak up any bodily fluids
Step 4: Vacate any children that might hear your profanity
Step 5: Say a little prayer to whomever your higher power is
Step 6: Grab a screw driver and (hopefully) pry that baby in!

In all seriousness its much easier to just take the stand off.. but I think most of us here have managed to draw blood from this once or twice..

Lol...thanks for the laugh. Ineeded it.

[mrbill5491]

In all seriousness its much easier to just take the stand off.. but I think most of us here have managed to draw blood from this once or twice..

Not here, it isn't as hard to reinstall it as it seems. Very simple in fact. It has been posted in a thread here before not that long ago.

[bccap]

Need to install a new spring for the 81 1100e...got any tips?
I heard somewhere about putting coins between the spring to expand to install.
Thanks

Yeah...Put some beer in the fridge and call Rob.....

[trevor]

Good one Garth. Lol... I got the stand off last night and it gave me a chance to clean it up and paint it. problem though, the spring that the po had bought is a side stand spring so now I will be ordering the proper on today.