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Originally Posted by toomany MBZ
Looks like it should work.
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It did work as I have used it twice now. That is it in action in the pic in post #27 but you can only see the shiny tip of it on the compressed spring.
The material cost was around $23 due to the good fortune of having a tool outlet that sells that size thread rod (36 inches long) for around $16 and the nuts sold by the pound for less than $1 each. I do not remember what the washers cost exactly.
The local hardware store wanted $3.65 for 1 nut and did not have that size threaded rod anyway; so went to the other place.
The spring steel plate was from an old 55 Chevy milk truck parts I have had for over 30 years; therefore free.
It was part of what the front bumper was bolted to.
I also had to buy a 1-1/2 flare nut crowfoot to turn the top nut as there is no room for a regular wrench under the hood.
I got that at the outlet at the same time for $10 (USA Bonney Tools).