Center stand springs

[GSAHippo]

Little help required from the collective please..
Center stand removed and tidied up/painted, what is the easiest way to refit the springs??
Have tried for over an hour but can’t get more than one on!

 

[Santa-2512]

Ice hockey lace tool

or a fishing wire trace and smove heavy duty gloves

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-R-Spor...326138&hash=item1eee47d398:g:GmMAAOSwa3lb9aQ2

gives you the idea

 

[GSAHippo]

Thanks, I’ve got a tent peg puller, very similar, I’ll try first thing tomorrow. Sometimes you just need push in the right direction

 

[fred_jb]

Ice hockey lace tool

or a fishing wire trace and smove heavy duty gloves

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-R-Spor...326138&hash=item1eee47d398:g:GmMAAOSwa3lb9aQ2

gives you the idea

The trouble with those tools is that they give you a convenient handle to pull on, but no mechanical advantage or leverage to reduce the effort. I'm currently working on designing a tool for this, but haven't got to the point of testing yet.

 

[Ajay]

I have my s/stand springs off at mo’. To refit I intend to use the ‘washer’ trick.
Place several washers/coins between the coils, will stretch the spring, so hopefully will refit easily

Google YouTube ‘How to Stretch a Tight Spring’

 

[Deleted account 210901001]

I think theres a good guide on the Cymarc site if I recall correctly.....

 

[Deleted account 210901001]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZBKJmnZUA

 

[steadysteve]

I replaced a centre stand on a 2007 GS. I found it easier to attach the springs first and then wrestle the stand into place. The stand is easier to get hold of than the ickle springs and you get extra leverage on the stand.
Seem to remember getting one side into place and then using a well padded ratchel strap from the front wheel to the other side of the stand.

 

[Mr Bean]

The trouble with those tools is that they give you a convenient handle to pull on, but no mechanical advantage or leverage to reduce the effort. I'm currently working on designing a tool for this, but haven't got to the point of testing yet.

I recall doing my old hexhead RT and using the stand to provide leverage by (loosely) fitting one side and using the stand to pull the other side in line. Is this not possible on the LC?

 

[Stevey B]

Recently replaced my springs when Mark / Cymarc fitted there security lug onto my stand. I used a spring puller on the bottom plate, then attached a spring ratchet and strap to a spring puller and used my ground anchor for leverage. With the centre stand elevated it was a case of then tightening the strap and by luck the plate popped onto the lug. 5 minute job.
Stevey B

 

[mrtee43]

As above. I tied a ratchet strap to my van and the other end to the spring plate using a heavy duty boot lace. I then just "ratcheted" the plate into position. So easy and no effort at all.

 

[fred_jb]

I recall doing my old hexhead RT and using the stand to provide leverage by (loosely) fitting one side and using the stand to pull the other side in line. Is this not possible on the LC?

The stand on the LC has two prongs on each leg, and these each fit over a bushing welded into the frame bracket that the stand attaches to. When I had the stand off my GS, I couldn't see how I could use it as a lever as once the prongs are somewhere near their final position the stand cannot be tilted to get any leverage. I couldn't see any way of safely doing this.

GS LC stand:

I can imagine that if the stand had a single prong on each side like this then it could be a lot easier.

 

[Santa-2512]

The stand on the LC has two prongs on each leg, and these each fit over a bushing welded into the frame bracket that the stand attaches to. When I had the stand off my GS, I couldn't see how I could use it as a lever as once the prongs are somewhere near their final position the stand cannot be tilted to get any leverage. I couldn't see any way of safely doing this.

GS LC stand:

I can imagine that if the stand had a single prong on each side like this then it could be a lot easier.

THe trick is to move the stand to the smallest angleand use the hook to pull the springs down,

the other way is to loop a wire trace round one end and hook onto that, you could then run the trace under the bar of the stand and use that as a crude fulcrum to use as a lever point to get the spring plate

attached.

Unfortunatly, sometimes brute force is your only option

 

[Mr Bean]

The stand on the LC has two prongs on each leg, and these each fit over a bushing welded into the frame bracket that the stand attaches to. When I had the stand off my GS, I couldn't see how I could use it as a lever as once the prongs are somewhere near their final position the stand cannot be tilted to get any leverage. I couldn't see any way of safely doing this.

I can imagine that if the stand had a single prong on each side like this then it could be a lot easier.

Didn't realise the LC was forked - the hexhead wasn't. Can see why now...

 

[Santa-2512]

Didn't realise the LC was forked - the hexhead wasn't. Can see why now...

Should be fairly straight forward looking at how its set up

Hook the springs on the bike at the upper point, and let them hang down. obtain a heavy duty fishing trace ( basiscally a length of thin steel cable with two loops or a loop and snap clasp on each end)

pass the trace under the crossbar, and attach to your springs - attach your T hook , steel bar, socket extension, - whatever you want to use as a handle on the other end.

Put your foot or both feet against the bar and pull on the trace, the springs will extend and can be snapped home.

Alternativly pass the trace wire through the welded loop on the frame to make removing the trace easier once the springs are fitted

This guy does it using a ratchet strap, see around the 10 min mark, he has to have two goes as his first was too big to allow the spring to be snapped on

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[GSAHippo]

Finally revisited the centre stand, washer method worked without any issue, many thanks for the input gents.