Yeah I’ve never had to remove the spring while the pedals were in the car. But done it several times when pedals were out to rebuild them. By the way, i found a easy way to reinstall it. Use a floor jack hook the spring on the front axle, hook the other end on the bar below the plate. Jack the handle until the coils are apart to slip several thick washers in the coils, release the jack spring will stay extended, now install the spring on the pedals and start removing the washers with vise grips until they are all removed.
