[TWisty]

I'm willing trade 6 difficult ways on how NOT to get the spring off, in exchange for 1 way that is easy.

 

[lizrdbrth]

The easiest way to get it off is to remove the kickstand bolt while it's on.



The easiest way to get it back on is to use a long, thin screwdriver or drift pin and stick it in the hook on the spring orienting the hook inward. Then wedge the screwdriver under the pin and lever it on like a brake spring on your car.

 

[christddel]

I'm willing trade 6 difficult ways on how NOT to get the spring off, in exchange for 1 way that is easy.

By using a cord… Then you cut the cord…

 

[ezman671]

If spring is still on shove dimes between the coils while extending the spring with the kick stand.



If spring is already off - as you bend it shove a dime between the coils any place you can. About $1.20 in change stuck into the spring should make it easy to install/remove. Maybe you need to add another 50 cents tax to that sometimes to make it work easier.



Try it. It works!

 

[TWisty]

Thanks guys. I got her done.



I've bolted a hockey puck to the foot of the stand.



The puck keeps the bike more upright and provides a wider foot.

 

[lizrdbrth]

I'm saving up for my next spring change. Dime trick is golden. Makes me feel like I wasn't paying attention for the last 40 years, though.

 

[srs713]

I'm saving up for my next spring change. Dime trick is golden. Makes me feel like I wasn't paying attention for the last 40 years, though.

Save up enough to get a hand full of washers at the bulk hardware store. They're a few cents each.

 

[lizrdbrth]

So if I used pennies I'd save a nickel-ninetyeight?

 

[Rhodetrip]

If spring is still on shove dimes between the coils while extending the spring with the kick stand.



If spring is already off - as you bend it shove a dime between the coils any place you can. About $1.20 in change stuck into the spring should make it easy to install/remove. Maybe you need to add another 50 cents tax to that sometimes to make it work easier.



Try it. It works!

That's a winner. Must be why they call him "ezman"