The coil spring that helps lift the window uses a slotted metal stud to maintain tension. The motor mounting screws became loose and my slotted stud fell out. It looks like it was originally installed into a hole in the sheet metal and possibly crimped on the back side. If I just put this stud back in place will the coil spring hold it in place or do I need to make sure that it is better attached to the sheet metal? (Of course you cannot get behind it to recrimp it without taking the whole thing apart.) I am thinking of replacing it with a bolt and nut assembly where I cut a slot in the shaft of the bolt to hold the coil spring tang. Secondly, do I need to rotate the coil spring to add tension to it before putting its tang back into the slot in the stud? If so, how many turns?
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15 years ago