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Title: Winding hinge springs on bottle door of v81
Post by: SIGNGUY on April 03, 2006, 01:49:34 pm
I have been trying to figure out a way to "Wind" the hinge springs on the bottle door of my V-81  little tighter... I'ts a bear to wind them and was wondering if there are any tips on a good (Easier) way to do this?


Title: Winding hinge springs on bottle door of v81
Post by: BryanH on April 03, 2006, 03:15:24 pm
John - I don't know how the springs work on your machine but take a look at this thread and see if it helps.


Title: Winding hinge springs on bottle door of v81
Post by: coke_and_stuff on April 03, 2006, 05:31:49 pm
I just twist it afew times and slide the rod through the hinge while holding it all together, prob not the easiest way but it works

Joey


Title: Winding hinge springs on bottle door of v81
Post by: SIGNGUY on April 04, 2006, 10:45:57 pm
Thanks for the tips. I"ve tried the brute force method as well and twisted it a few times around but still doesn't seem like enough tension to pull the door completely closed against the gasket, and I can see light coming through the gap from the bottle door light... I want to get it a bit tighter so i'll have to try again.  Thanks