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15 Dec 2019 07:09 - 15 Dec 2019 07:09 #39054 by tayedils

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pac32 wrote: I am looking for a Trunk spring for my 37 Beverly. This is the trunk support crossword solver sip calculator epfo spring for the support latch. I have tried Auburn Cord and they do not have it. Is there a substitute out there?

if you have an extra window regulator with a double coil spring, remove the spring , cut the extra coil off and bend the end for the hook. Works great.

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28 Apr 2019 19:37 #37092 by pac32

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I also ordered a spring on the ebay link. It was a little wider than the original so I ground down the end to fit the post. It works great, now the trunk lifts just like it did before. See pictures also are 2 shots of my flipper. Thanks for your help.

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28 Apr 2019 18:41 #37090 by 1748 S

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I have never seen a front flipper but here are some pics of what my hood support looks like without the spring. I have purchased all the springs a member has offered on ebay. He found an old US company that has the nearly 100 year old spring making machines to make nearly any spring for our cars.

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28 Apr 2019 12:45 #37086 by balinwire

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Admire the few I have seen in action. Fascinating little clockwork machines in their simplicity. It would take a video to understand there movements. The genius at Duesenberg to create a solution to a minor inconvenience. I am missing front and rear flippers and have always moved the props manually. It seems like they are held in place by hinge pivot pin rivets. To install the replacement part you may have to remove the pin rivet? A short video of shift cycle would be helpful.

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27 Apr 2019 15:31 - 27 Apr 2019 15:33 #37078 by 1748 S

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Here are my flipper pics on my trunk lift arm. My spring is broken so its not working like design. But thanks to the pics supplied I can see how its supposed to work. I may try making my own spring.

Gary Parsons

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27 Apr 2019 02:49 #37076 by balinwire

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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configuration

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26 Apr 2019 05:33 #37070 by 1748 S

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Yes I have that flipper and spring but... Have no idea how its supposed to work. Its 1030 pm here in California. Tomorrow I will take pica and post them.Maybe you can show me how its supposed to work.

Gary Parsons

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26 Apr 2019 01:03 #37069 by balinwire

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I think the elbow part is called a flipper.

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26 Apr 2019 00:41 #37068 by balinwire

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Glad it worked out for you, this type spring is common on door window risers, even modern cars there is one on a Harley kick starter. It may have been thickened to prevent breakage. Do you have a picture of the tab and small spring on the prop. They are online as well but I would like to see a video of how they work as my front and rear are missing.

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25 Apr 2019 01:42 #37064 by 1748 S

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Well I was wrong about the spring pictured here by balinwire as to be exact. Our original is .250 or just a little more wide. The replacement GM spring is .300 plus maybe a thousands or two. So its bout 50 thousands wider. Some spring modification will need to be made for it to fit the lock area that has been crushed down to capture it.See pics..

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24 Apr 2019 20:37 #37060 by 1748 S

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My spring came today. What balinwire suggested is an exact copy of our trunk spring. Will post pics later showing it.Now my question is was this a Cord only spring that GM found would work for them or did Cord find this GM part worked well for use...Sometimes it gets a little deep in my questioning...

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18 Apr 2019 00:25 #37025 by pac32

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Thanks for the lead on the spring on ebay, I bought one and will give it a try. My trunk support spring broke last year in New Zealand, the only thing that broke on the car in 2,000 miles of driving on the islands. Not bad for a Cord.

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17 Apr 2019 22:39 - 17 Apr 2019 22:42 #37024 by balinwire

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17 Apr 2019 01:24 - 17 Apr 2019 01:25 #37016 by E L

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if you have an extra window regulator with a double coil spring, remove the spring , cut the extra coil off and bend the end for the hook. Works great.
I have an extra.

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16 Apr 2019 13:07 #37011 by 1748 S

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When I was reading this posting yesterday I decided to take a look at my spring.Sure enough mine is broken in the same place as this one. So I also need a spring. I tried to remove my broken spring..... Interesting how they are held in place. The center is really had some metal forced into the end. The long end under the pin has been crushed down on one side to keep the end firmly in place. This will be fun.

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15 Apr 2019 23:20 #37010 by Terry Cockerell

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Try "Restoration Specialities" their catalogue is online.
They are a good source of a huge range of items.

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15 Apr 2019 00:13 #37009 by pac32

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I am looking for a Trunk spring for my 37 Beverly. This is the trunk support spring for the support latch. I have tried Auburn Cord and they do not have it. Is there a substitute out there?

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