Word to the wise.

When you are attaching springs of any type, it is MUCH safer to use vice-grips instead of channel locks or pliers.

Ouch.

but atleast you remembered your camera ..

Yow! If it was a throttle return spring it kicked your butt, if it was a rear suspension spring, looks like you held your own! What the heck were you doing?

hmm I did that a long time ago.. punched my self in the eye and got a black eye. that was the last time I did that.

I did that one time with a rear brake spring.
Glad it didn't get you in the eye.

Ouch! Safety glasses are a good idea, too! I'm glad the injury wasn't worse.

Hmm, gonna use that for your new avatar picture?

The song "Duelling Banjos" from the film "Deliverance" came to mind when I saw your photo.

Glad to see there wasn't a trip to the ER. You could be a spokesman for Vice-Grip Pliers!

Look's like another member of Felony Fights.

Man your wife has quite the punch!

amazing.. It always seems every "vehicle work" session must be done with a blood sacrifice. No matter what, no matter how small or large, the job just won't go until a token bit of blood is spilt. I'm glad you didn't get hurt bad. That looks painful. Is that a cut on the side of your nose? man be careful out there.

Fight Club.

Thanks for the safety tip
The theme song to the "Caterpillar safety movie Shake Hands With Danger" comes to mind..Actually everyone should check this one out, Has accurate depictions on several accidents that could happen to us, including explosive air brake cylender dissasembely, removal of final drive axels WO blocking, shop accedents ect. You can watch it on line for free. google What I have in quotation marks above.

dependable said:

The theme song to the "Caterpillar safety movie Shake Hands With Danger" comes to mind..Actually everyone should check this one out

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That was good, and now I have the song stuck in my head!

I found it here:

http://www.archive.org/details/ShakeHan1970

I keep hearing the theme song to "Cops" in my head after seeing that photo.

Green_gator said:

I keep hearing the theme song to "Cops" in my head after seeing that photo.

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Now, be nice.

Hey kendelrio, I like the "white clutter" comment in your signature. That's funny!

hopefully you were wearing safety glasses as well...

I was wearing safety glasses. Was replacing a spring on my Harley actually, but felt it was a good safety topic. Avatar??? Hmmm..... NF6X, thanks....

kendelrio said:

I was wearing safety glasses. Was replacing a spring on my Harley actually, but felt it was a good safety topic. Avatar??? Hmmm..... NF6X, thanks....

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HOOOAH Bad boys what ya want what ya want what ya gonna do when they come for you...

I always loved hearing that song play. It meant another 1/2 hour of fun was about to start

Today I was disassembling the tailgate of one of my CUCVs, with the usual rear window regulator problems. I managed to get the window pushed down despite a stripped window regulator gear, opened up the tailgate and removed the inside cover. I found that the glass was no longer attached to the metal sash, and simply slid it out of the tailgate.

I was about to remove the regulator when I realized that the arms were down, the gear was stripped, and I recalled that powerful clock spring that counters the window's weight. So, I got my hands out of the way, sang a few bars of "shake hands with danger", and gave the window crank a little twist...

BANG!!

The arms shot up like a pair of guillotine blades. If they had done that while I was removing one of the mounting bolts (and they probably would have), then I could've been Three Finger Joe.

I'm glad this thread came along. It's good to reflect on safety every now and then!