How To Stretch and Attach Chair Springs

[fjimp]

This question has little to do with SS other than the chair involved being my preferred perch for reading the woodworking forum posts.

My favority recliner is losing is comfort. Three springs have come unattached from the wooden frame. I have little experience with re-attching springs. So far I am still searching for a workable method or a tool designed to stretch the springs. Any ideas?:D Jim

[greitz]

Hi, Jim- If the springs came loose in the first place because something broke or cracked, fix that problem first. Then you might try using needle-nosed Vice-grips to clamp onto the unattached end of the spring, wedge a bar of some kind near the attachment point, then use the bar as a fulcrum and the Vice-grips as a lever to stretch the spring where you need it to go.

You can make the lever longer by duct-taping the Vice-grips to a pry bar or something, but make sure the connection is secure before you put too much stress on it (says the voice of experience). Oh, and safety glasses are helpful in case the spring lets loose at the other end.

Hope you're back in comfort soon.

Gary