Quote from: Rema1000 on April 10, 2004, 08:19:11 PM

Quote from: bibikbent it a little and have a friend to put coins between. Do the same to the other side.

Now there's a cool idea I never heard before!  I'm a patient guy,  so if it adds 10 minutes, but is easy, then I'm all for it.

This wont work with the spring inside the other spring.
I have used these 2 techniques.
Pull it apart with a shock spring compressor modded to fit the ends of the spring.
Or put a tie down on it - wrap the other end around the mag wheel stem and turn the wheel. That will pull the spring and stretch it to fit the stand.
Cool.
Buddha.

My fixer upper GS500 came with the center stand and only one spring both unmounted.  I tried vice gripping the spring to the stand, but I don't have the umph.  Next I tried attaching the spring then attaching the stand, not a chance.  Lastly, I put the short end of the spring in my vice to allow better leverage when pushing on the longer end and easily did the coin method putting nickels between the coils.  With the stand attached I hooked the short side of the spring to the sand and easily slid the long end over the frame mount.  I lowered the stand and the coins fell out.

As Budda said this won't work with two cocentric springs, but the one big spring seems to do the job.  Thanks all!

You just need a spring puller tool in order to get enough leverage. Its a T handle with a hook on the end. I wouldn't trust the one spring to hold up the center stand over a big bump.