Rear spring spreader for 41

[KiWinUS]

I use my Porta power.

[Flathead Fever]

Originally Posted by KiWinUS

I use my Porta power.

The porta is good idea as long as a spring doesn't have reversed eyes. Harbor Freight has porta powers.

https://www.harborfreight.com/search...0porta%20power

I don't know how good they are. I have a Blackhawk from the 1950s that is still going strong and another cheap version I bought at an estate sale for $30.00. If you pull the spring with the rearend you can c-clamp the spring, remove the center bolt and leafs, then you will be able to stretch the main leaf by hand to remove it from the shackle. I use a piece of all thread and a couple nuts to compress the spring again. Clamp it and install the center bolt. There is a little bit of tension on leaf springs but not like there is on a coil spring. You don't need to be afraid of it.