Fuel door aggravation

A spring or plastic tang that the spring went through probably broke off.

Like the plastic tang on the back side of my gas pedal broke off the spring yesterday.

========= Harryface =========

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~~~The Former Fleet ~~~

There is a spring around the hinge pin. Take it apart and you will see. Like Harry said, "A spring or plastic tang that the spring went through probably broke off."

Well the remains of the original spring were still on the hinge pin, but one of the spring ends had broken off rendering it useless. No broken tangs at fault here.

Searched high and low locally at hardware stores and auto parts stores. Could not find a torsion type spring that even remotely resembled the replacement needed.

Aha! Borrowed one of those spring type clothespins from my neighbor. The spring from the clothespin fit almost perfectly. A little bend here and a another bend there. Voila! The fuel door works for the first time in a long, long time.

My neighbor watched it operate and said it would be just fine as long as no one was standing close enough to get knocked over when the door springs open.

My main concern with this fix over the long haul is rust and relaxation of the spring. Time will tell.

Thanks for the advice.

Excellent! You are now a real "Mechanic" and not just a modern day modular parts replacer.

As long as it was apart I hope you put goose grease on it.

========= Harryface =========

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~~~The Former Fleet ~~~

Yes, lubrication was applied liberally.

Spray it with some spray white grease:

Refinish King

PS Auto Zone has it on sale for $0.99 a can now, and it's of decent quality. But, if you want the best, you'll have to buy Berkible or CRC!

Pull up to someone:

Aim for the nuts, and pull the lever!

Let me know the effectiveness?

Refinish King