Hood coil spring unwound

glhx said

I’m just trying to get that hook rotated back to the stud. 180 degrees.

I thought about cutting a slot in a socket and using a breaker bar to move it back. Which would still be pretty complicated.

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I had one do that on the Wife’s Dart.
The center stud came loose and spun.
Had to take the assembly off and weld the stud back in position, then put the spring back on it. (Lots of fun)
They have a pretty good preload on them.
Putting it back on I drilled the mounting studs and used a washer/cotter pin instead of the OE press on washers.