Bombman
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The dilemma I had was accidentally half removed my center stand when I was putting on my new ACD skid plate. I was trying to push the bolt out with the new bolt for the ACD. The bolt popped out but the new one going in didn't make it. The spring tension pulled the stand forward and out of alignment and I couldn't get it back in place. SO I pulled off the springs and got the stand back on and installed the skid plate no issues. The big issue was getting the springs back on.
The trick I have was actually something my dear old dad suggested. Apparently this is an old school way of getting the center stand springs into place. He said to use a bootlace. I am in the US Army and used what I had handy. I took a piece of 550 parachute chord about 5 feet in length. I tied one end to one of the bottom holes in the brake rotor. I ran the string up to and looped through the smaller spring bottom hook and then ran it under the wheel spacer between the swingarm and the brake bracket. I stood beside the bike at the back and pulled straight up which pulled the spring onto the steel peg. It didn't pop into the slot which was a good thing. I left it close to the swingarm leg. I pulled off the string and did the same with the large spring which I popped it into the slot. I then slid the smaller spring into the slot to the left of the large spring hook and I was all set. Total time once I figured out how to run the string- 5 minutes! Hope this helps someone out in the future.
The trick I have was actually something my dear old dad suggested. Apparently this is an old school way of getting the center stand springs into place. He said to use a bootlace. I am in the US Army and used what I had handy. I took a piece of 550 parachute chord about 5 feet in length. I tied one end to one of the bottom holes in the brake rotor. I ran the string up to and looped through the smaller spring bottom hook and then ran it under the wheel spacer between the swingarm and the brake bracket. I stood beside the bike at the back and pulled straight up which pulled the spring onto the steel peg. It didn't pop into the slot which was a good thing. I left it close to the swingarm leg. I pulled off the string and did the same with the large spring which I popped it into the slot. I then slid the smaller spring into the slot to the left of the large spring hook and I was all set. Total time once I figured out how to run the string- 5 minutes! Hope this helps someone out in the future.